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SonicWALL GMS 7.0 Getting Started Guide Page 13
Note: In a distributed environment, stop all GMS services on all GMS servers before
performing an upgrade. You must upgrade all GMS servers in your deployment to
the same version of SonicWALL GMS 7.0. You cannot have some servers
running version 6.0 and others running 7.0.
It is highly recommended that you backup your database, GMS installation folders, and
the <GMS installation folder>\conf\sgmsConfig.xml file on all GMS servers prior to
performing the SonicWALL GMS upgrade.
To upgrade the SonicWALL GMS software, perform the following steps:
1. Log on to your SonicWALL GMS management computer as administrator
(Windows). Launch the SonicWALL Universal Management Suite 7.0 installer, by
double-clicking the file sw_gmsvp_win_eng_7.0.xxxx.xxxx.exe (where “xxxx” are
the exact version numbers). It may take several seconds for the InstallAnywhere self-
extractor to initialize.
2. In the Introduction screen, click Next.
3. In the License Agreement screen, select the radio button next to I accept the terms
of the License Agreement. Click Next.
4. Wait while the installer prepares to install SonicWALL UMS on your system.
5. Click Install to upgrade your installation.
Note: You must have a valid support license to upgrade your SonicWALL GMS.
6. The Installer detects the previous installation of SonicWALL GMS. Click Install to
proceed with the upgrade.
7. If you see a Windows Security Alert for Java, click Unblock.
8. The installer displays a progress bar as the files are installed. Wait a few minutes for
the installer to finish installing.
9. After the files are installed, whether or not the system has a Personal Firewall such
as Windows Firewall enabled, a dialog is displayed notifying you to either disable the
firewall or manually open the syslog and SNMP ports, and to ensure that these ports
are open on your network gateway or firewall if you plan to use HTTPS Management
mode for managing remote appliances (instead of GMS Management Tunnel or
Existing Tunnel modes). Click OK. Be sure to adjust the settings as recommended.
10. The final installer screen contains the path of the installation folder, and warns you
that the Universal Management Suite Web page will be launched next. Click Done.
Note: When upgrading from SonicWALL GMS 6.0 to 7.0, legacy reports from GMS 6.0
will not be migrated to GMS 7.0. In GMS 7.0, you can still view legacy reports. For
more information on viewing legacy reports, refer to the SonicWALL GMS 7.0
Administrator’s Guide.