ePolicy Orchestrator 5.0 Installation Guide - McAfee
ePolicy Orchestrator 5.0 Installation Guide - McAfee
ePolicy Orchestrator 5.0 Installation Guide - McAfee
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4<br />
Upgrading<br />
4<br />
<strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> software<br />
You can upgrade specific <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> versions of 4.5 and 4.6 software to version <strong>5.0</strong>. See<br />
Minimum <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> upgrade versions for details.<br />
Contents<br />
Things to do before upgrading<br />
Upgrade Compatibility Utility overview<br />
Upgrade your <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> server<br />
Upgrade your <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> Cluster server<br />
Upgrade your remote Agent Handlers<br />
Things to do before upgrading<br />
To successfully complete an upgrade, prepare your environment and make sure you have the<br />
minimum <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> version. Review this content before beginning your upgrade.<br />
You need to perform the following tasks:<br />
• Review the unsupported products list.<br />
• Back up all <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> databases.<br />
• Back up the entire <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> directory.<br />
• Disable any remote Agent Handlers in your environment.<br />
• Turn off Windows updates before you begin your upgrade.<br />
• Make sure that you have read, understood, and complied with the requirements and<br />
recommendations detailed in <strong>Installation</strong> requirements and recommendations before you begin the<br />
upgrade.<br />
<strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> version <strong>5.0</strong> must be installed on a 64‐bit platform, unlike previous versions.<br />
Minimum <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> upgrade versions<br />
Only these existing <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> versions can upgrade to <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> <strong>5.0</strong>:<br />
• <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> 4.5 Patch 6 or later<br />
• <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> 4.6 Patch 4 or later<br />
Supported and unsupported products<br />
Review the products <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> supports before completing your installation or upgrade.<br />
To view an updated list of supported and unsupported products, see one of these KnowledgeBase<br />
articles:<br />
<strong>McAfee</strong> <strong>ePolicy</strong> <strong>Orchestrator</strong> <strong>5.0</strong>.0 Software <strong>Installation</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 39