Perform the steps in this article to upgrade the VSEL ePO policies and client tasks from version 1.7.x/1.9.0/1.9.1 to 1.9.2 using the Powershell script attached to this article.
Before you begin these steps, download the attached .zip file (UpdateVselPolicies.zip) and extract it to a folder on the server with Powershell.
IMPORTANT: This script must be run on a system that has Powershell v2.0 installed.
Export the policies:
NOTE: These instructions assume that you are upgrading from VSEL 1.9.1.
- Open the ePO management console.
- Click Policy Catalog.
- From the Product drop-down list, select VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.1 (or your version of VSEL).
- Click Export.
- Right-click Policies_For_VirusScan_Enterprise_for_Linux_1.9.1 and select Save target as.
- Name the export file and save it as an xml file.
- Place the file in the folder that contains the Powershell script and open a Powershell console.
- Navigate to the folder that contains the script.
- Type the following command and press ENTER:
.\UpdateVselPolicies.ps1 <name of 1.9.1 xml policy> <name of new vsel 1.9.2 policy>
For example: If the name of 1.9 policy is VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.1.xml:
.\UpdateVselPolicies.ps1 "VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.1.xml" "vsel1.9.2"
Export the client tasks:
- Click Client Task Catalog.
- Under Client Task Types, select VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.1.
- Click the Actions button and select Export Tasks.
- Right-click Client_Task_Catalog_Export and select Save target as.
- Name the file vsel1.9.1_Client_Task_Catalog_Export and save it as an xml file.
- Place the file in the folder that contains the Powershell script and open a Powershell console.
- Navigate to the folder that contains the Powershell script.
- Type the following command and press ENTER:
.\UpdateVselPolicies.ps1<name of 1.9.1 xml client task> <name of new vsel 1.9.2 client task>
For example: If the name of 1.9 client task is vsel1.9.1_Client_Task_Catalog_Export.xml:
.\UpdateVselPolicies.ps1 "vsel1.9.1_Client_Task_Catalog_Export.xml" "vsel1.9.2_Client_Task"
After you have successfully exported all the required policies and tasks, upgrade the existing Policy and Task Extensions to the VSEL 1.9.2 versions on the ePO Extensions tab. After these VSEL extensions are successfully upgraded, continue to the next steps to import the policies and tasks.
Import the management policies:
- Click Policy Catalog.
- From the Product drop-down list, select VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.2 / 2.0.2.
- Click Import
- Select the new .xml file and review the policies that you want to import.
NOTE: Any policies that are in conflict with identically named existing policies (names such as My Default) are marked in red. Importing these items will overwrite the existing policies. McAfee strongly recommends that you deselect the red policies before you click OK to perform the import.
- Follow the prompts and instructions on the subsequent screens to complete the import.
Import the On-Demand Scan task or client tasks:
- Click Client Task Catalog.
- Click Task Catalog Actions.
- Click Import.
- Select the new .xml file and review the policies that you want to import.
NOTE: Any policies that are in conflict with identically named existing policies (names such as My Default) are marked in red. Importing these items will overwrite the existing policies. McAfee strongly recommends that you deselect the red policies before you click OK to perform the import.
- Click OK.
