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This guide is intended for security administrators responsible for installing R77 on Gaia and for upgrading Gaia to R77 Gaia.

For R77 installation and upgrade instructions on other platforms, see the R77 versions Installation and Upgrade Guide for non-Gaia platforms.

Revision History

Date	Description
18 July 2018	Removed: Converting a Security Management Server to Multi-Domain Server (not supported for Gaia OS)
02 July 2018	Updated: Format of the "Important Information" page.
07 April 2016	Updated: Links to various SecureKnowledge articles.
15 December 2015	Clarified issue of minor release upgrade: Do not use this guide to install or upgrade from R77 to R77.XX. The instructions to install or upgrade minor versions are in the minor version Release Notes. Updated: Planning a Cluster Upgrade. Permanent Kernel Global Variables. Ready State During Cluster Upgrade/Rollback Operations. Upgrading Third-Party and OPSEC Certified Cluster Products. Connectivity Upgrade. Added: Upgrading 32/64-bit Cluster Members. Minimal Effort Upgrade on a ClusterXL Cluster.
25 August 2015	Updated Upgrading ClusterXL Deployments. Replaced graphics with text in Migration Workflow. Updated information for image exporting in Configuring Snapshot Management - Portal.
16 April 2015	Updated for R77.30. Fixed MAC Magic kernel parameters.
15 January 2015	Improved General layout.
21 October 2014	Fixed command syntax: `migrate export` and `migrate import`, in Upgrade Tools. Exporting and Importing a Multi-Domain Server and Importing a Multi-Domain Server deployment.
4 August 2014	Updated Installing Endpoint Security.
25 June 2014	Updated for R77.20. Cover changed to be relevant for all R77 versions. Added Connectivity Upgrade section. Software Updates renamed Upgrades (CPUSE). Unattended USB installations on appliances. Installing standalone on IP appliances added. Added: Running the First Time Configuration Wizard on Smart-1 205/210/2253050/3150 for Security Management Server and Multi-Domain Server.
28 January 2014	Fixed: To export a Multi-Domain Server, use `mds_setup`.
14 January 2014	Added: Link to snapshot limitations. Added: Installation and Recovery During Product Deployment. Updated: Must not rename an exported image. Updated: Using `migrate export` in a Management High Availability environment. Added: Installing and upgrading Multi-Domain Security Management using CPUSE and upgrading using the CLI (. Added: The migrate -l command includes SmartLog data. Added: SmartReporter and SmartEvent Database Migration for Non-Windows.
28 November 2013	Added: Link to sk91060. Fixed:Link to IPSO 6.2 MR4 Release Notes. Clarified: All upgrade procedures can be used for Endpoint Security upgrades. Added: Install database to Updating objects in Domain Management Server databases. Fixed: Zero Downtime Upgrade on a cluster. Fixed: The Primary and Secondary Security Management Servers do not have to be on the same subnet. Updated: Limitations and added link for latest build number in Upgrading Using Gaia Upgrades (CPUSE).
28 August 2013	First release of this document.