Pre-migration requirements

Before migrating the Protector from CentOS7 to RHEL8, complete the pre-migration requirements in this section.

Steps

  1. Stop all traffic from customer side to the Protector.
  2. Shut down the Protector with CentOS7 to be replaced.
  3. Perform the following only for Forcepoint DLP Protector software.
    1. Run the yum update command on the RHEL8 machine.
    2. Install the following packages:

      glibc python2 python3 perl postfix rpm rpm-libs libproxy ipcalc python3-ply libX11 libXft fontconfig gsettings-desktop-schemas chrony network-scripts

  4. Replace the IP Address and the hostname of the RHEL8 machine with the IP Address and the hostname of the Protector with CentOS7.
  5. Reboot the RHEL8 machine.
  6. Before installing the Protector, follow the Pre-installation requirements mentioned in Forcepoint DLP Installation guide.