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Sophos SafeGuard Disk Encryption, Sophos SafeGuard Easy
3 Can I upgrade from earlier versions?
There are significant enhancements available within Sophos SafeGuard 5.6x.
■ Upgrade from version 5.5x:
Computers that have already been encrypted with SDE 5.5x or SGE 5.5x can be upgraded to version 5.6x.
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Upgrade from version 4.x:
Computers that have been encrypted with SDE 4.6x or SGE 4.3x to 4.5x can be upgraded to
Sophos SafeGuard 5.6x.
From version 5.5x, Sophos SafeGuard uses a different administration tool, SafeGuard Policy
Editor, which is not backward compatible with SDE 4.x or SGE 4.x. Encrypted volumes remain encrypted and the encryption keys are converted to a format compatible with version 5.5x.
With Sophos SafeGuard 5.6x, a valid licence file is required that needs to be imported into
SafeGuard Policy Editor. You receive the file from your sales partner.
Before upgrading to Sophos SafeGuard 5.6x, a new configuration package should be created using
SafeGuard Policy Editor and deployed alongside the Sophos SafeGuard 5.6x software.
For further information, see the Administrator Help, chapter Upgrading SafeGuard Easy 4.x/
Sophos SafeGuard Disk Encryption 4.x to Sophos SafeGuard 5.6x and see
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/108561.html
.
