Installation guide

Upgrading from Version 2.0, 2.5, or 2.5.1
58 ePolicy Orchestrator
™
software version 3.0
Before you begin
You need to complete the following procedures before you upgrade the software:
n Requirements and Recommendations on page 13.
n Pre-installation best practices guidelines on page 26.
n Installing or upgrading the database software on page 27.
n Upgrading to MDAC 2.7 on page 30.
n Downloading the software on page 32.
n Which files are checked in during the installation on page 33.
n Which files are removed during the installation on page 34.
Migrating information from McAfee AutoUpdate Architect 1.0
If you are using McAfee AutoUpdate Architect 1.0 to manage distributed
repositories, you can migrate their configuration settings to ePolicy Orchestrator
3.0. For more information and instructions, see How McAfee AutoUpdate Architect
1.0 information is converted on page 35 and Preparing McAfee AutoUpdate Architect
1.0 repositories on page 36, respectively.
WARNING
If you uninstall McAfee AutoUpdate Architect without
making a backup copy of the
SITEMGR.XML file, you will not be
able to migrate the configuration settings of the McAfee
AutoUpdate Architect repositories.
Migrating information from AutoUpdate 7.0
If you are migrating existing information from AutoUpdate 7.0 as part of the
installation, see How AutoUpdate 7.0 information is converted on page 37.