Pre-migration requirements

Before migrating the Protector from CentOS 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, complete the pre-migration requirements in this section.

Steps

  1. Stop all traffic from the customer side to the Protector.
  2. Shut down the Protector with CentOS 7 to be replaced.
  3. Perform the following only for Forcepoint DLP Protector software.
    1. Run the yum update command on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 machine with the IP Address and the hostname of the Protector with CentOS7.
  5. Reboot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 machine.
  6. Before installing the Protector, follow the Pre-installation requirements mentioned in Forcepoint DLP Installation guide.