Updating Kaspersky Security from the previous version

Upgrading the solution

You can upgrade Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent to Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent.

Upgrading of earlier Kaspersky Security versions to version 6.2 is not provided.

Before you begin the upgrade, you need to prepare the files required to install the solution and complete the steps necessary to prepare the virtual infrastructure for installation of the solution.

Updating the version of the solution to Kaspersky Security to Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent involves the following steps:

1. Updating the Integration Server

   When upgrading the solution, you can switch to the Linux-based Integration Server or continue using the Windows-based Integration Server.

   If you want to continue using the Windows-based Integration Server, you need to update the Integration Server and Integration Server Console. The procedure for updating the Windows-based Integration Server depends on which version of Kaspersky Security Center you are using to manage the Kaspersky Security solution (Kaspersky Security Center Windows or Kaspersky Security Center Linux).

2. Updating Kaspersky Security management plug-ins
   • Depending on the Kaspersky Security Center management console you use, you need to update the management web plug-ins or management MMC plug-ins of the previous version of the Protection Server and Light Agent for Linux.
   • If you want to use Integration Server Web Console to manage the Integration Server, you need to install the Integration Server web plug-in.
   • If you want to protect virtual machines with Windows guest operating systems, you need to install the management web plug-in or management MMC plug-in for Light Agent for Windows (Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows running in Light Agent mode).
3. Updating the Protection Servers

   Deploy SVMs with the new version of the Protection Server on your hypervisors.

4. Preparing the Protection Servers for operation

   You must follow the steps to prepare the updated SVMs and Protection Servers for operation.

5. Updating Light Agent for Linux and Network Agent for Linux

   To protect virtual machines with Linux guest operating systems, you need to update Light Agent for Linux (Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux running in Light Agent mode) and Network Agent on virtual machines and virtual machine templates with Linux guest operating systems.

   For a description of the process of updating Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux and Network Agent for Linux, see the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux Help of the relevant version.

6. Installing/updating Light Agent for Windows and Network Agent for Windows

   To protect virtual machines with Windows guest operating systems, you need to install Light Agent for Windows (Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows running in Light Agent mode) and Network Agent on virtual machines and virtual machine templates with Windows guest operating systems.

   You can use the following versions of Light Agent for Windows: Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows 12.8 or Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows 12.9.

   Make sure you are downloading database updates for the correct version of Light Agent to the SVM. If you have different versions of Light Agent for Windows installed on protected devices, updates for all installed versions must be downloaded to the SVM.

   If you were using the Light Agent for Windows component included in Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent, you need to switch to using the Light Agent for Windows that is part of the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent solution.

7. Preparing Light Agents for operation

   You need to perform the actions required to prepare Light Agents for operation.

Upgrading Light Agent for Windows

Kaspersky Security 6.2 supports two versions of Light Agent for Windows: Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows 12.8 and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows 12.9. If you have Kaspersky Security 6.2 and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows 12.8 in Light Agent mode installed, you can upgrade the Light Agent version for Windows as follows:

1. Upgrade Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows 12.8 to version 12.9. For a description of the update process of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows application, see the application Help of the relevant version.
2. Specify the new version of Light Agent for Windows in the update settings in your Protection Server policy.

   The Administration Server needs some time to download database updates for Light Agents. We recommend starting the database update process after completing the synchronization of the Network Agent on the SVM with the Administration Server (by default, the synchronization period is 15 minutes after changing the policy settings).

3. Manually run the Download updates to the repository task.
4. Download the update packages to the SVM. To download update packages to the SVM, you can use an automatically created Protection Server task, Updating databases and solution modules. As a result of the update task, the Protection Server gets database updates for the specified version of Light Agent.
5. Upgrade the management web plug-in or MMC management plug-in of the previous version of Light Agent for Windows.