To maintain backward compatibility while upgrading Security Center 5.6, 5.7, or 5.8
to 5.12, you must follow a two-step upgrade process.
What you should know
To retain backward compatibility
when upgrading your system in stages, no part of Security Center can be more than three
major versions apart. For systems that are four to six major versions behind, upgrade in two
steps to maintain backward compatibility.
Procedure
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Upgrade your system to the latest Security Center 5.9 release.
You need a temporary license and the latest Security Center installation
package. Ask one of our representatives.
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Upgrade your main server to Security Center 5.9.
Follow the upgrade instructions found in the Security Center
Installation and Upgrade Guide 5.9 SR5.
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Turn your system on.
All servers and workstations that are not yet upgraded run in backward
compatibility mode. This is the first stage.
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Upgrade the rest of your system (servers and workstations) to the
latest 5.9 release.
Your entire system runs in version 5.9. This is the second stage. You can split this step into as many
stages as needed, depending on the number of machines you need to
upgrade.
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Upgrade your system to
Security Center
5.12
.