Upgrading a Dedicated Endpoint Policy Server from R80.10 and lower with CPUSE

In a CPUSE upgrade scenario, you perform the upgrade procedure on the same dedicated Endpoint Policy Server.

Notes: To upgrade from R80.20 and higher, see Upgrading an Endpoint Security Management Server or Endpoint Policy Server from R80.20 and higher with CPUSE. This upgrade method is supported only for servers that already run on Gaia Operating System.

Important - Before you upgrade a dedicated Endpoint Policy Server: Step Instructions 1 Back up your current configuration (see Backing Up and Restoring). 2 See the Upgrade Options and Prerequisites. 3 Before you upgrade a dedicated Endpoint Policy Server, you must upgrade the applicable Endpoint Security Management Server that manages it. 4 You must close all GUI clients (SmartConsole applications) connected to the Endpoint Policy Server.

Procedure:

1. Upgrade the dedicated Endpoint Policy Server with CPUSE

   See Installing Software Packages on Gaia and follow the applicable action plan.

2. Update the version of the Endpoint Policy Server object

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect with SmartConsole to the R80.40 Security Management Server that manages the Endpoint Policy Server.
   2	From the left navigation panel, click Gateways & Servers.
   3	Open the object of the Endpoint Policy Server.
   4	From the left tree, click General Properties.
   5	In the Platform section > in the Version field, select R80.40.
   6	Click OK.

3. Install the management database

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect with SmartConsole to the R80.40 Endpoint Security Management Server that manages the dedicated Endpoint Policy Server.
   2	In the top left corner, click Menu > Install database.
   3	Select all objects.
   4	Click Install.
   5	Click OK.

4. Install the Event Policy on the dedicated Endpoint Policy Server

   Important - This step applies only if the SmartEvent Correlation Unit Software Blade is enabled on the dedicated R80.40 Endpoint Policy Server.

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect with the SmartConsole to the R80.40 Endpoint Policy Server.
   2	In the SmartConsole, from the left navigation panel, click Logs & Monitor.
   3	At the top, click + to open a new tab.
   4	In the bottom left corner, in the External Apps section, click SmartEvent Settings & Policy. The Legacy SmartEvent client opens.
   5	In the top left corner, click Menu > Actions > Install Event Policy.
   6	Confirm.
   7	Wait for these messages to appear: SmartEvent Policy Installer installation complete SmartEvent Policy Installer installation succeeded
   8	Click Close.
   9	Close the Legacy SmartEvent client.

5. Test the functionality on the dedicated Endpoint Policy Server

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect with SmartConsole to the dedicated R80.40 Endpoint Policy Server.
   2	Make sure the management database and configuration were upgraded correctly.

6. Reconfigure the Log Exporter

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect to the command line on the server.
   2	Log in to the Expert mode.
   3	Restore the Log Exporter configuration as described in sk127653.
   4	Reconfigure the Log Exporter: cp_log_export reconf
   5	Restart the Log Exporter: cp_log_export restart

   For more information, see the R80.40 Logging and Monitoring Administration Guide > Chapter Log Exporter.

7. Test the functionality on the dedicated Endpoint Policy Server

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect with SmartConsole to the dedicated R80.40 Endpoint Policy Server.
   2	Make sure the management database and configuration were upgraded correctly.

8. Test the functionality on the R80.40 Endpoint Security Management Server

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect with SmartConsole to the R80.40 Endpoint Security Management Server that manages the dedicated Endpoint Policy Server.
   2	Make sure everything works as expected.