Migration
From MetaDefender Email Gateway Security v4
The Email Gateway Security v5 can be activated using a v4 license.
For details about editions see Installation/Licensing.
The v5 license must always be activated on the instance before Email Gateway Security v5 can start processing emails. For details see Installation/Licensing.
To migrate from Email Gateway Security v4 to v5, simply run the installer of Email Gateway Security v5 and perform an upgrade.
All configuration and databases will be migrated automatically to Email Gateway Security v5.
Moving from one server to an other server
- The Web Management Console and Public Rescan Page service connections must be downgraded to plain text from TLS for the migration on the source system.
- The destination server must be a clean installation, installed with the same Email Gateway Security product version as the source server. The Wizard does not need to be completed on the destination server.
- MetaDefender Core, MetaDefender MFT, SMTP and Active Directory services must be accessible through the same network path (IP, FQDN, port, etc.) and protocol (HTTP, SMTP, LDAP, etc.) on the destination server as on the source.
- Certificate and private key files must be accessible on the same file system path on the destination server as on the source.
- Certificates must be installed in the Trusted Store in the destination operating system the same way as on the source operating system.
- Log files files must be accessible on the same file system path on the destination server as on the source.
To move the Email Gateway Security deployment from one server to an other server, follow these steps:
On the source Email Gateway Security server
- Remove the server from production to not receive any further emails.
- Wait until all emails in Pending, Processing or Reprocessing status complete processing and end up in either Sent, Blocked or Failed status.
- Export the configuration:
- Export the current configuration with Settings > General / Configuration / Export configuration;
- Also export the Computer\HKEY_LOCAL___MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OPSWAT\Metadefender Email Security Registry key;
- Back up the <installation directory>\data folder (default C:\Program Files\OPSWAT\MetaDefender Email Security\data) .
On the destination Email Gateway Security server
Stop the Email Gateway Security service.
- Overwrite the <installation directory>\data folder (default C:\Program Files\OPSWAT\MetaDefender Email Security\data) with the one backed up on the source server in step 1.c.iii.
- Import the Registry backup taken on the source server in the step 1.c.ii.
Start the Email Gateway Security service.
- Activate the Email Gateway Security deployment.
- Import the configuration backup taken on the source server in the step 1.c.i.
Check Email Gateway Security and verify if Server Profiles, Security Rules, Email History and Quarantine look good.
Upgrade the Web Management Console and Public Rescan Page service connections to use TLS.