Management Infrastructure

The Forcepoint Management Infrastructure provides basic framework for all of the management components that make up the Forcepoint Security Manager. This framework includes a central settings database that stores shared configuration (like administrator directory and account information) for all management modules, as well as other internal shared services.

The infrastructure upgrade wizard contains the following screens.

Wizard Screen Fields
Welcome

Welcomes you to the installation and upgrade wizard.

  1. Click Next to begin the upgrade process. The system checks disk space requirements.
  2. When prompted, click Next to launch the installation wizard.
Pre-Installation Summary

Shows:

  • The destination folder for the installation files.
  • The name of the SQL Server machine and the user name of an authorized database administrator.
  • The IP address of the Forcepoint management server and administrator credentials.

Click Next to accept the properties.

Installation

Shows upgrade progress.

The system stops processes, copies new files, updates component registration, removes unused files, and more.

A popup message appears at this stage, warning that you must also upgrade all modules. This popup may be hidden behind the main installer window. If your installation appears to freeze, locate the hidden popup by moving the main installer window, and click OK to proceed with the installation.

Summary

Summarizes your system settings after module upgrade is complete, including:

  • The destination folder for the installation files.
  • The name of the SQL Server machine and the user name of an authorized database administrator.
  • The IP address of the Forcepoint management server and administrator credentials.

Click Finish to complete the upgrade for this module.