Overview - McAfee M-1250 - Network Security Platform Upgrade Manual

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Overview

This guide provides information on how to upgrade your McAfee
[formerly McAfee
6.0 to the latest 6.0 version. To upgrade to an earlier version of 6.0, also see the corresponding
Release Notes. The upgrade involves the following three phases that you need to complete in the
same order:
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If applicable, McAfee
2 McAfee
3 McAfee
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If applicable, Network Threat Behavior Analysis Appliance upgrade from an earlier 6.0 version to
the latest
As with any upgrade, McAfee strongly recommends that you always first try the upgrade on a test
environment.
You would need to refer to the following documents during the upgrade process:
• Manager Installation Guide
• Manager Server Configuration Guide
• Troubleshooting Guide
• Custom Attack Definitions Guide
• IPS Configuration Guide
• System Status Monitoring Guide
• Addendum II to 6.0 Documentation
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® IntruShield Network Intrusion Prevention System] from 5.1 or an earlier version of
® Network Security Central Manager upgrade
Network Security Manager upgrade
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® Network Security Sensor software upgrade
An upgrade from 6.1 Beta to 6.0 is not supported. To use Network Security Platform 6.0 in your 6.1
Beta setup, uninstall 6.1 and then install 6.0.
® Network Security Platform setup
McAfee Network Security Platform 6.1 Upgrade Guide
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