Upgrading From A Previous Version; Preparation - McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 3.6 - WALKTHROUGH GUIDE Manual

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ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 Walkthrough Guide

Upgrading from a previous version

Preparation

E-mail address for Notifications
If you want to use the default rules of the ePolicy Orchestrator Notifications feature, you
can provide an e-mail address on the
which you want to receive notification messages when you enable any of the default
rules.
This allows you to use the feature upon implementation, while you are still learning
about it.
The e-mail address can be added or changed after installation.
Note
For complete information and procedures to install ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6, see the
ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 Installation Guide.
You can upgrade or migrate to ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 if you are currently using:
ePolicy Orchestrator 3.0.2 or later.
Protection Pilot 1.0 or later.
Evaluation versions of ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6.
You cannot upgrade from beta versions of the software.
Note
This section provides information on:
Preparation.
Information to have during the
Upgrading issues.
Before upgrading to ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 complete the following tasks:
Upgrade the database software if it does not meet the minimum requirements.
Update both the ePolicy Orchestrator server system and the ePolicy Orchestrator
database server system with the latest Microsoft security updates. (Specifically, be
sure to install Service Pack 3 on all MSDE and SQL Server 2000 databases.)
Install and/or update the anti-virus software on the ePolicy Orchestrator server
system and scan for viruses.
Install and/or update firewall software on the server system. (For example, Desktop
Firewall 8.5.)
Notify the network staff of the ports you intend to use for HTTP communications via
ePolicy Orchestrator.
Set E-mail Address
panel of the installation wizard to
upgrade.
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Installing or Upgrading the Server
Upgrading from a previous version
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