I've been planning the upgrade of my XTM505 to Watchguard's 11.4 release for some time now. This version of came out in March and I have been waiting to see if any major issues were noted. It appears stable, so I'm making the upgrade.
This was my first Watchguard upgrade, and as such there were a few things I didn't understand.
My questions were:
- What is the preferred order of upgrade?
- How does the software get to the actual XTM 505?
The preferred order of upgrade is Watchguard System Manager (This will also upgrade the Server Center) on all systems running System Manager.
Yes, The 11.4 System Manager can control your device while it is waiting for the upgrade and still running an earlier version (11.3 is the only version I can confirm 11.4 will run from personal experience).
The software "gets" to the XTM 505 by you downloading the update and "installing" it one the box running Server Center. You don't install to the Firebox, you install to Server Center, in other words. Then, you connect System Manager to the Server and schedule the upgrade. Pretty nice!
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