Some of the policy settings that you are familiar with in VSMac have changed or been updated. Based on whether you want to retain the current policy settings or not, follow one of the below paths:

• Retain any current settings and policy assignments.
  • Use the Migration Assistant extension in ePO to transfer your settings before you deploy ENSM.
  • You can migrate your settings either automatically or manually.
  • See the Migration Assistant Guide for detailed steps.
• Do not retain any current settings and policy assignments.
  • Uninstall VSMac or the older version of ENSM.
  • Perform a fresh installation of ENSM based on the supported operating system you are using. See the table below for the MA and ENSM versions that support a particular Mac operating system.
  • See the Endpoint Security for Mac Installation Guide and Endpoint Security for Mac Product Guide for detailed steps.
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McAfee Enterprise highly recommends performing the migration on test systems, before trying the migration within a production environment. During the migration, if you experience any technical issues, do not move forward with any additional steps. Contact Technical Support.

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Important Tips to Remember:

• You need to check in Mac license extensions into ePO to see migration settings. For more information, see the "Preparing to migrate" section of the Migration Assistant Guide.
• When you migrate from VSMac and ENSM to the latest version of ENSM, Threat Prevention and Firewall Preferences are migrated. When you upgrade from the previous version, the existing software is removed completely, but the preferences for all modules are saved. The preferences are saved in the /usr/local/.McAfee folder. When you install a module, the respective preferences are migrated from this folder.
• When you migrate the preferences from VSMac, the Quarantine scan action is migrated and renamed to Delete. Also, the Notify scan action is migrated and renamed to Deny. The functionality is the same.
• For any exclusions migrated from VSMac, regex exclusions with ".*" and ".?" are converted to wildcard "*" and "?" in the ENSM preferences.
• Follow the steps below to check the current operating system, MA, and antivirus versions installed on your systems.
  • To check the installed Mac operating system version, click the Apple icon on the menu at the top-left corner of your screen. Then select About This Mac. For more information, see this Apple article.
  • To check the installed MA version, click the McAfee Menulet icon on the upper-right of the Menu bar, and then select McAfee Agent Status Monitor on the pop-up menu. You see the MA version details.
  • To check the installed antivirus version, click the McAfee Menulet icon on the upper-right of the Menu bar, and then select About on the pop-up menu. You see the antivirus version details.

Upgrade Path Based on Mac Operating System Version:
 

Mac Operating System Version	McAfee Product Name	Minimum Supported Product Versions	Supported MA and ENSM Versions	Upgrade Sequence to be Followed for VSMac/ENSM to ENSM IMPORTANT: Make sure to follow the sequence detailed below.
Lion 10.7.x	MA	5.0.0	5.0.6 Hotfix 1211288	Upgrade MA to 5.0.6 Hotfix 1211288. Upgrade macOS to one of the latest versions available. Install one of the supported ENSM versions based on operating system version. ENSM does not support Lion 10.7.x.
	VSMac	9.8	Not Applicable
Mountain Lion 10.8.x	MA	5.0.0	5.0.6 Hotfix 1211288	Upgrade MA to 5.0.6 Hotfix 1211288. Upgrade macOS to one of the latest versions available. Install one of the supported ENSM versions based on operating system version. ENSM does not support Mountain Lion 10.8.x.
	VSMac	9.8	Not Applicable
Mavericks 10.9.x	MA	Not Applicable	5.6.1	Upgrade MA to 5.6.1. Upgrade VSMac to ENSM 10.2.0.
	VSMac	9.8	10.2.0
Yosemite 10.10.x	MA	5.0.1	5.6.1	Upgrade MA to 5.6.1. Upgrade VSMac to ENSM 10.2.2.
	VSMac	9.8	10.2.2
El Capitan 10.11.x	MA	5.0.2 Hotfix 1085179	5.6.1	Upgrade MA to 5.6.1. Upgrade VSMac to ENSM 10.5.0.
	VSMac	9.8	10.5.0
Sierra 10.12.x	MA	5.0.6	5.6.1	Upgrade MA to 5.6.1. Upgrade ENSM to 10.5.9.
	ENSM	10.2.2	10.5.9
High Sierra 10.13.x	MA	5.0.6 Hotfix 1211288	5.6.4	Upgrade MA to 5.6.4. Upgrade ENSM to 10.6.4.
	ENSM	10.2.3	10.6.4
Mojave 10.14.x	MA	5.5.4	5.6.4	Upgrade MA to 5.6.4. Upgrade ENSM to 10.6.8.
	ENSM	10.5.5	10.6.8
Catalina 10.15.x	MA	5.6.2	5.6.4	Upgrade MA to 5.6.4. Upgrade ENSM to 10.6.8.
	ENSM	10.6.5	10.6.8