Forcepoint DLP Upgrade Guide

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Upgrading Forcepoint DLP
Migrating Protector from CentOS 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Preparing to Upgrade Forcepoint DLP
Upgrading Forcepoint DLP
- System Module Upgrade Sequence with OCR Enabled
  Ensure system modules are upgraded in the correct sequence to maintain Optical Character Recognition (OCR) functionality.
- Upgrade the management infrastructure
- Upgrade data security components on the management server
- Deploy settings
- Complete post-upgrade steps on the management server
- Upgrade supplemental servers and Windows-based agents
  This section outlines the steps to upgrade a supplemental Forcepoint DLP server or a Windows-based standalone agent to v10.4.
- Upgrade protectors
- Migrating Protector from CentOS 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)
- Updating configuration file
- Obtaining updates in enabled Policy/Rules
- Data Protection Service
- Re-enabling fingerprint classifiers
Appendix B: Upgrading the Maintenance Release

Migrating Protector from CentOS 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Perform the steps in the following sections to migrate the CentOS 7 Protector with RHEL 8 Protector.

Pre-migration requirements
Installation of the Forcepoint DLP Protector software package
Post-migration steps

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