KSC Upgrade [KSC for Windows]

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The best practice is to back up your current Administration Server and then install the new version of Kaspersky Security Center.

To do so, follow these steps:

1. Back up the data of Kaspersky Security Center using one of the methods described below:
   1. Backup and Restore Wizard
   2. Backup task
2. Check if you can install Kaspersky Security Center on your current server. For system requirements, see Online Help.
3. Then export the list of currently installed plug-ins in the .csv format.   

1. Download the latest version of Kaspersky Security Center.
2. Install Kaspersky Security Center. For instructions, see Online Help. 
3. If needed, you can restore the Administration Server data. For details, see Online Help.

Important notes

• Make a note of the password configured during the backup process.
• Install Kaspersky Security Center on a new server if your current database server is not supported. Then restore the database data.
• Restoration works between database servers of the same type. If you use an SQL Server as a DBMS, you can migrate data to MySQL or MariaDB DBMS before the upgrade. For details, see Online Help.
• It is possible to restore data from the SQL Express database to the SQL Standard database, but the restoration of data from the SQL Standard database to the SQL Express database is supported with limitations.

For further details, please check this Online Help page.