About Kaspersky Security upgrades
May 15, 2024
ID 76096
Kaspersky Security 9.0 Maintenance Release 2 (build 9.2.57185) can be upgraded to version 9.0 Maintenance Release 3. Upgrades of earlier application versions are not supported.
The following upgrade configurations of Kaspersky Security are available:
- Security Server and Management Console installed on a standalone SharePoint server
- Security Server and Management Console installed on a SharePoint server in a SharePoint farm environment.
- Management Console only
During the upgrade of a separately installed Management Console, tasks running on Security Server are not suspended. SharePoint server protection remains enabled.
Before upgrading Security Server for Kaspersky Security, you are recommended to complete all on-demand scan, report and database update tasks running on the server. Otherwise, these tasks are forcibly stopped prior to completion.
To run the application upgrade, the account under which Kaspersky Security is to be upgraded must have rights to handle SQL databases.
While the application is being upgraded, you may continue using the SQL database that was created in Kaspersky Security 9.0 Maintenance Release 2. If you install Kaspersky Security 9.0 Maintenance Release 3 after removing version 9.0 Maintenance Release 2, you must create a new SQL database. After removing Kaspersky Security 9.0 Maintenance Release 2, you will not be able to use the database in a new version of the application.
During the application upgrade process, Anti-Virus databases are rolled back automatically. For the safety of your computer, you are advised to start the database update after completing the application upgrade.
When the application upgrade is started, the I have read the KSN Statement and accept all of the conditions therein check box is automatically cleared in the Kaspersky Security settings. When the upgrade is complete, you can accept the KSN Statement and define the settings of KSN usage Other Kaspersky Security settings are transferred to the new version unchanged.
When upgrading Kaspersky Security 9.0 Maintenance Release 2 to version 9.0 Maintenance Release 3, failures may occur in the operation of the SharePoint Timer service. Errors in the Windows Event Log will indicate an operation failure. Text of error messages will start with the name of the SharePoint.Integration.Vsapi.Com.dll module. In this case, you will have to restart the SharePoint Timer service. The SharePoint Timer service must be restarted on all the servers on which Kaspersky Security is installed.
