Upgrading from web security version 8.1 or earlier

Applies to:
  • Forcepoint Web Security, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint URL Filtering, v8.5.x

See the second table in Upgrading Web Protection Solutions to find out if your product can be directly upgraded to v8.5.x.

If your are upgrading from a version that does not support direct upgrade to v8.5.x, you can perform additional, intermediate upgrade steps. For example, the path might be:

  • v7.5 (Web Filter, software-only) > v7.7 > v8.0 > 8.3 > 8.4 > v8.5.x
  • v7.5 (Web Security Gateway) > v7.6 > v7.7 > v7.8.4 > v8.3> 8.4 > v8.5.x

Policy information and most configuration details are preserved across intermediate upgrades.

Follow the upgrade instructions for each intermediate version, available from support.forcepoint.com:

Because hardware and operating system support has changed over time, the upgrade process for software (non-appliance) components is likely to require hardware and operating system updates. See Migrating web solutions to a new operating system for details.

If you are upgrading from a version prior to 7.5, given fundamental changes to software functionality, operating system support, and hardware requirements, the smoothest path to v8.5.x is to perform a fresh installation at the current version. See Installing Web Protection Solutions.

After upgrading to a version from which you can upgrade to v8.5.x, see the following start-to-finish PDF instructions to upgrade to v8.5.x: