Upgrading to a newer version
New ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint versions are issued to provide improvements or fix issues that program module automatic updates cannot resolve.
Upgrade methods:
•Uninstall / Install - Removing the earlier version before installing the new one. Download the latest version of ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint. Export settings from your existing ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint if you want to preserve configuration. Uninstall ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint and restart the server. Perform a fresh installation with the installer you have downloaded. Import settings to load your configuration. We recommend this procedure if you have a single server running ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint.
•In-place - An upgrade method without removing the existing version and installing the new ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint over it.
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It is necessary that you have no pending Windows Updates on your server, as well as no pending restart due to Windows Updates or for any other reason. If you try performing in-place upgrade with a pending Windows Updates or restart, the existing version of ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint may not be removed correctly. You will also experience problems if you decide to remove the old version of ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint manually afterward. |
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A server restart will be required during the upgrade of ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint. |
•Remote - For use in large network environments managed by ESET PROTECT. This is basically a clean upgrade method, but carried out remotely. It is useful if you have multiple servers running ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint.
•ESET Cluster wizard - Can also be used as an upgrade method. We recommend this method for 2 or more servers with ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint. This is basically an in-place upgrade method, but carried out via ESET Cluster. After the upgrade is completed, you can continue using ESET Cluster and take advantage of its features.
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Upgrade from version 4.x does not retain certain settings, specifically rules cannot be migrated. This is due to changes in the rules feature that were introduced in later product versions. We recommend that you make note of your rules settings before upgrading from version 4.x. You can setup rules after the upgrade is finished. New rules gives you greater flexibility and even more possibilities compared to rules in previous version of ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint. |
When you upgrade your ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint, we recommend you go through all the settings to ensure it is configured correctly according to your needs.