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4 Upgrading the Manager This chapter provides detailed explanation on how to upgrade the ManagerManager from 5.1, or an earlier version of 6.0, to the latest 6.0 version. To upgrade to an earlier version of 6.0, also review the corresponding Release Notes. You need to upgrade the Manager before you can upgrade the Sensors. Contents Reviewing the upgrade requirements Preparing for the upgrade MDR Manager upgrade Manager and OS upgrade Stand-alone Manager upgrade Reviewing the upgrade requirements This chapter discusses the requirements for a successful ManagerManager upgrade. Minimum required Manager version To be able to upgrade to 6.0, the current version of the Manager must be 5.1.11.22 or above. Manager system requirements Underpowered and/or undersized machines can lead to performance issues and storage problems. We strongly recommend the use of server-class hardware that exceeds the minimum system requirements outlined below. These suggestions do not take into account the amount of disk space you will require for alert and packet log storage. See the Manager Server Configuration Guide for suggestions on calculating your database capacity requirements. This section discusses the minimum and recommended hardware and software requirements that the Manager server should meet. The following are the system requirements for the Manager 6.0 server. McAfee® Network Security Platform 6.1 Upgrade Guide 31

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Upgrading the Manager
This chapter provides detailed explanation on how to upgrade the ManagerManager from 5.1, or an
earlier version of 6.0, to the latest 6.0 version. To upgrade to an earlier version of 6.0, also review the
corresponding Release Notes. You need to upgrade the Manager before you can upgrade the Sensors.
Contents
Reviewing the upgrade requirements
Preparing for the upgrade
MDR Manager upgrade
Manager and OS upgrade
Stand-alone Manager upgrade
Reviewing the upgrade requirements
This chapter discusses the requirements for a successful ManagerManager upgrade.
Minimum required Manager version
To be able to upgrade to 6.0, the current version of the Manager must be 5.1.11.22 or above.
Manager system requirements
Underpowered and/or undersized machines can lead to performance issues and storage problems. We
strongly recommend the use of server-class hardware that exceeds the minimum system
requirements outlined below.
These suggestions do not take into account the amount of disk space you will require for alert and
packet log storage. See the
Manager Server Configuration Guide
for suggestions on calculating your
database capacity requirements. This section discusses the minimum and recommended hardware and
software requirements that the Manager server should meet.
The following are the system requirements for the Manager 6.0 server.
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