Secure SD-WAN 7.1 Installation Guide

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Maintenance
To maximize the benefit of Secure SD-WAN, upgrade the SMC and Secure SD-WAN regularly.
Maintaining the Security Management Center
When there is a new version available, upgrade the SMC before upgrading Secure SD-WAN Engines.

Introduction to the Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN solution
Before setting up Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN, it is useful to know what the different components do and what engine roles are available. There are also tasks that you must complete to prepare for installation.
FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Manager deployment
SMC is the management component of the Secure SD-WAN system. SMC must be installed and running before you can deploy the Secure SD-WAN engines.
Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN deployment
Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN deployment consists of adding and configuring engine elements in the SMC, and configuring the Secure SD-WAN Engine software on the engine.
Maintenance
To maximize the benefit of Secure SD-WAN, upgrade the SMC and Secure SD-WAN regularly.
- Upgrading licenses
  You must upgrade licenses if you upgrade the SMC, the SMC Appliance, or the Secure SD-WAN Engines to a new major release.
- Maintaining the Security Management Center
  When there is a new version available, upgrade the SMC before upgrading Secure SD-WAN Engines.
  - Upgrading the SMC
    You can upgrade SMC components without uninstalling the previous version.
  - Uninstall the SMC
    Usually, it is not necessary to uninstall the SMC, but you can do so if needed.
- SMC Appliance maintenance
  The SMC Appliance has a specific patching process that keeps the SMC software, operating system, and appliance firmware up-to-date.
- Upgrading FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Engines
  When a new version of Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN introduces features that you want to use, upgrade the Secure SD-WAN engines.
Appendices

SMC maintenance

When there is a new version available, upgrade the SMC before upgrading Secure SD-WAN Engines.

Note: For information about SMC Appliance maintenance, see the SMC maintenance chapter.

Upgrading the SMC
You can upgrade SMC components without uninstalling the previous version.
Uninstall the SMC
Usually, it is not necessary to uninstall the SMC, but you can do so if needed.

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