Safend Data Protection Suite 3.4.5 - Installation Guide

Installation Guide
DATA PROTECTION SUITE
When upgrading the Management Server to version 3.4, all your existing policies will undergo
an upgrade procedure. In Safend Data Protection Suite version 3.4, instead of having one
policy which defines all aspects of the endpoint behaviour, you will now have separate policies
managing separate aspects of the endpoint behaviour. Port control, device control and
removable media encryption will be controlled using a Port & Device Control Policy; encryption
of the internal hard disk will be enforced using a Hard Disk Encryption policy; endpoint
configuration, such as the log sending interval, will be controlled using the Settings Policy. For
additional information, refer to Safend Data Protection Suite v3.4 – Upgrade Instructions,
available from Safend.
Recommended action: to avoid the creation of multiple, redundant policies following the
server upgrade, please review your existing policies to make sure policies are not configured to
use “policy specific settings” instead of “global policy settings” without a good reason. From our
experience, most customers do not need to configure different settings for different machines in
the organization using “Policy Specific Settings”, and can use a consistent configuration
throughout the organization using “Global Policy Settings”. After upgrade, again review all
policies and remove multiple or redundant policies.
Before performing the upgrade, it is highly recommended to create an updated System Backup
file (created through the Administration -> Maintenance tab). This file will be used to restore the
existing server in case the upgrade procedure is not completed successfully.
After the Server Upgrade, you should review the Hard Disk Encryption Policies. In case you are
using Safend Encryptor to encrypt machines in your organization, some Hard Disk Encryption
policies will be created following the server upgrade. Your organization should have at any
point in time no more than two Hard Disk Encryption Policies: an “Encrypt” policy which
enforces the encryption on the appropriate workstations in your environment, and (optionally) a
“Decrypt” policy excluding specific workstations from the general encryption policy. Remember,
Hard Disk Encryption policies only apply on machines, not on users. There is no reason to
associate a Hard Disk Encryption policy to a user object, or to another object (Group or OU)
which only contains user objects.
To upgrade the Management Server:
NOTE
Before Upgrading the Management Server you must remove Safend Data Protection Suite Console and all
remote consoles as described in Uninstalling Safend Data Protection Suite Management Console on page
48. After completing server upgrade, you must again reinstall the consoles, as described in Installing Safend
Data Protection Suite Management Console on page 41.
1. Locate SafendDataProtectionSuite.exe on your installation CD.
2. Double-click the file. The Safend Data Protection Suite Management Server installation window is
displayed.
3. Click Browse to select a destination folder for the extracted installation files.
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