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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

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