Setup guide

Upgrading vShield 6
To upgrade vShield, you must first upgrade the vShield Manager, then update the other components for which
you have a license.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Upgrade the vShield Manager,” on page 33
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“Upgrade vShield App,” on page 34
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“Upgrade vShield Edge,” on page 34
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“Upgrade vShield Endpoint,” on page 35
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“Upgrade vShield Data Security,” on page 36
Upgrade the vShield Manager
You can upgrade vShield Manager to a new version only from the vShield Manager user interface. You can
upgrade vShield App and vShield Edge to a new version from the vShield Manager user interface or by using
REST APIs.
Prerequisites
If you are using vShield Endpoint 4.1, uninstall vShield Endpoint before upgrading vShield Manager.
CAUTION Do not uninstall a deployed instance of vShield Manager appliance.
Procedure
1 Download the vShield upgrade bundle to a location to which vShield Manager can browse.
The name of the upgrade bundle file is something like VMware-vShield-Manager-upgrade_bundle-
buildNumber .tar.gz.
2 From the vShield Manager inventory panel, click Settings & Reports.
3 Click the Updates tab.
4 Click Upload Settings.
5 Click Browse and select the VMware-vShield-Manager-upgrade_bundle- buildNumber .tar.gz. file.
6 Click Open.
7 Click Upload File.
8 Click Install to begin the upgrade process.
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