Upgrading a Standalone from R80.10 and lower with CPUSE

In a CPUSE upgrade scenario, you perform the upgrade procedure on the same Standalone.

Notes: To upgrade from R80.20 or R80.30, see Upgrading a Security Management Server or Log Server from R80.20 and higher with CPUSE. This upgrade method is supported only for servers that already run on Gaia Operating System. These instructions equally apply to: Security Management Server vSEC Controller R80.10 and lower

Important - Before you upgrade a Standalone: Step Instructions 1 Back up your current configuration (see Backing Up and Restoring). 2 See the Upgrade Options and Prerequisites. 3 In R80 and higher, examine the SmartConsole sessions: Connect with the SmartConsole to the Security Management Server. From the left navigation panel, click Manage & Settings > Sessions > View Sessions. You must publish or discard all sessions, for which the Changes column shows a number greater than zero. Right-click on such session and select Publish or Discard. 4 You must close all GUI clients (SmartConsole applications) connected to the source Security Management Server.

Procedure:

1. Upgrade the Standalone with CPUSE

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

2. Install the R80.40 SmartConsole

   See Installing SmartConsole.

3. Upgrade the dedicated Log Servers and dedicated SmartEvent Servers

   If your Standalone manages dedicated Log Servers or SmartEvent Servers, you must upgrade these dedicated servers to the same version as the Standalone:

   • Upgrading a Dedicated Log Server from R80.10 and lower

   • Upgrading a Dedicated SmartEvent Server from R80.10 and lower

4. Install the management database

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect with SmartConsole to the R80.40 Standalone.
   2	In the top left corner, click Menu > Install database.
   3	Select all objects.
   4	Click Install.
   5	Click OK.

5. Install the Event Policy

   Important - This step applies only if the SmartEvent Correlation Unit Software Blade is enabled on the R80.40 Standalone.

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect with the SmartConsole to the R80.40 Standalone.
   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.

6. Install the Security Policy

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect with SmartConsole to the R80.40 Standalone.
   2	Click Install Policy.
   3	Install the Access Control Policy on the Standalone object.
   4	Install the Threat Prevention Policy on the Standalone object.

7. Test the functionality on the R80.40 Standalone

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