upgrade antivirus 6 to end point 8 Options

[volcer]

Hello thanks for taking the time to tread this post...

i have about 150 clients that are installed with version 6 anti-virus and would like to upgrade them to version 8 endpoint security. Is there away to do this through Security Center?

would i have to uninstall all the older version then install the newer versions. how would i uninstall the older version with security center.

thanks for the help

If this question has already been answered could you please give me the location

[Testeur09]

Hello,

It's easy :

1) Update your KES 8 package with last hotfixes (right-clic -> Properties -> Update database)

2) Create a task to uninstall KAV 6 on target computers (this is important, do not skip it).

3) Create a task to install KES 8 on target computers. Link it to the first one (planning -> "Launch when task X is finished")

4) Start task in 2) . I suggest you target a small amount of computers each time (10-15) to not overburdened your network. Be sure to do it outside of working hours as you may expect 2-3 reboot until completion for both tasks.

[volcer]

Hello,

It's easy :

1) Update your KES 8 package with last hotfixes (right-clic -> Properties -> Update database)

2) Create a task to uninstall KAV 6 on target computers (this is important, do not skip it).

3) Create a task to install KES 8 on target computers. Link it to the first one (planning -> "Launch when task X is finished")

4) Start task in 2) . I suggest you target a small amount of computers each time (10-15) to not overburdened your network. Be sure to do it outside of working hours as you may expect 2-3 reboot until completion for both tasks.

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond. That is what i thought is what i would have to do
thanks again for the response

[rainyday]

Just a comment on Step 2:

http://support.kaspersky.com/kes8wks/install?qid=208285013 - quote:
"You can install Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows on top of Kaspersky Anti-Virus version 6.0.3.x and 6.0.4.x. License and settings will be inherited by the new version. "

Any reason why upgrading rather than reinstalling is not a good idea?

[Mystery4u]

Hello,

It's easy :

1) Update your KES 8 package with last hotfixes (right-clic -> Properties -> Update database)

2) Create a task to uninstall KAV 6 on target computers (this is important, do not skip it).

3) Create a task to install KES 8 on target computers. Link it to the first one (planning -> "Launch when task X is finished")

4) Start task in 2) . I suggest you target a small amount of computers each time (10-15) to not overburdened your network. Be sure to do it outside of working hours as you may expect 2-3 reboot until completion for both tasks.

Hi,
No need to uninstall the old version of kaspersky 6.0.x. just create a task to install the KES 8 on targeted computer that will be upgrade your existing KAV 6.0.x into KES 8.

[Marko13]

Hi,
No need to uninstall the old version of kaspersky 6.0.x. just create a task to install the KES 8 on targeted computer that will be upgrade your existing KAV 6.0.x into KES 8.

To avoid possible problems it is better to uninstall previous version first and reboot.

[Testeur09]

Hi,
No need to uninstall the old version of kaspersky 6.0.x. just create a task to install the KES 8 on targeted computer that will be upgrade your existing KAV 6.0.x into KES 8.

Sadly upgrading means tons of problems period.

[Mystery4u]

Sadly upgrading means tons of problems period.

Hi All,
I already upgrade my Admin kit 8 into KSC9 and KAV 6.0 into KES 8.0 on 135 machine, During update no major issue faced.
First I update my Admin kit 8 into KSC 9. then I installed network agent 9.2.69 from KSC 9 on all my client machine after installing the Network Agent I upgrade my KAV 6.0 into KES 8 through the remote install Application task.
3-4 machine connectivity issue occur but after using the command "KLmover.exe" solve the issue.

[Caos]

Yes, upgrade is possible but the recomendation always is (if is possible) uninstall previous version, install the new version, less problems.

Regards

[wicked]

Yes, upgrade is possible but the recomendation always is (if is possible) uninstall previous version, install the new version, less problems.

Regards

will there be issues with the license expiry? i noticed that some of the machine which i uninstall KAV6 mp4 and install KES8 they get the maximum license life time. in my case they get 90days more.

[Caos]

will there be issues with the license expiry? i noticed that some of the machine which i uninstall KAV6 mp4 and install KES8 they get the maximum license life time. in my case they get 90days more.

Yes, because before, the expiry date of the key had 3 months of grace . Now the new keys only have 1 month .

This post has been edited by Caos: 3.05.2012 10:55

[Testeur09]

Hi All,
I already upgrade my Admin kit 8 into KSC9 and KAV 6.0 into KES 8.0 on 135 machine, During update no major issue faced.
First I update my Admin kit 8 into KSC 9. then I installed network agent 9.2.69 from KSC 9 on all my client machine after installing the Network Agent I upgrade my KAV 6.0 into KES 8 through the remote install Application task.
3-4 machine connectivity issue occur but after using the command "KLmover.exe" solve the issue.

You got lucky. Many people on this forum didn't