GFI MailEssentials 2014 Upgrade Guide A guide to upgrading from previous versions of GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity

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1 GFI MailEssentials 2014 Upgrade Guide A guide to upgrading from previous versions of GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity

2 The information and content in this document is provided for informational purposes only and is provided "as is" with no warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. GFI Software is not liable for any damages, including any consequential damages, of any kind that may result from the use of this document. The information is obtained from publicly available sources. Though reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data provided, GFI makes no claim, promise or guarantee about the completeness, accuracy, recency or adequacy of information and is not responsible for misprints, out-of-date information, or errors. GFI makes no warranty, express or implied, and assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this document. If you believe there are any factual errors in this document, please contact us and we will review your concerns as soon as practical. Windows, Exchange, IIS,.NET, Internet Explorer, Outlook, SQL Server and Microsoft are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. GFI MailEssentials is copyright of GFI SOFTWARE Ltd GFI Software Ltd. All rights reserved. Document Version: Last updated (month/day/year): 10/15/2013

3 Contents 1 Scope 1 2 Introduction 2 3 New and updated feature list Merging of GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity New Web-based user interface Antivirus engines in GFI MailEssentials Security Edition vs GFI MailSecurity Integrated Reporting Removed Archiving Other Updates 5 4 Upgrade procedure 7

4 1 Scope The scope of this document is to provide important upgrade notes and instructions when upgrading to GFI MailEssentials 2014 from GFI MailEssentials 12 and over, and/or GFI MailSecurity 10.1 and over. NOTE When upgrading from GFI MailEssentials 2012 to the latest version of GFI MailEssentials, refer to IMPORTANT Upgrade is not reversible; you cannot downgrade to the previous version you had installed. GFI MailEssentials 1 Scope 1

5 2 Introduction GFI MailEssentials 2012 & 2014 introduced a number of changes to the functionality previously available in GFI MailEssentials 2010 and GFI MailSecurity 2011 that have important implications to be aware of when upgrading. This chapter reviews: Important changes in GFI MailEssentials 2012/2014 Potential implications to be aware of when upgrading. GFI MailEssentials 2 Introduction 2

6 3 New and updated feature list Refer to this list before upgrading to this version of GFI MailEssentials. 3.1 Merging of GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity New Web-based user interface Antivirus engines in GFI MailEssentials Security Edition vs GFI MailSecurity Integrated Reporting Removed Archiving Other Updates Merging of GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity The anti-spam capabilities of GFI MailEssentials 2010 have now been merged with the security functionality of GFI MailSecurity 2011 to create a single on-premise solution. This provides for easier management of the solution and a more logical implementation of two complementary solutions. GFI MailEssentials 2014 is available in 3 Editions, with upgrade paths as described below: Old Product New product edition Features GFI MailEssentials 2010 GFI MailEssentials Anti-Spam Edition Anti-spam and content filtering GFI MailSecurity 2011 GFI MailEssentials Security Edition Antivirus and content filtering GFI MailDefense Suite GFI MailEssentials UnifiedProtection Edition All features. INFORMATION Review system requirements before upgrading, especially if upgrading from GFI MailEssentials 2010 to the Unified Protection Edition. The hardware requirements for GFI MailEssentials 2014 are: Processor:Minimum: 1Ghz; Recommended: 2GHz with multiple cores Available Memory (RAM): Minimum: 1.2GB; Recommended: 1.5GB Free Disk Space:Minimum: 6GB; Recommended: 10GB Microsoft.NET Framework 4 For more information go to GFI MailEssentials 3 New and updated feature list 3

7 TIP When your current installation is: GFI MailEssentials 2010, and upgrading to Anti-Spam Edition only, or GFI MailSecurity 2011, and you plan to upgrade to Security Edition only The features of the other edition will be in trial mode for 30 days. This is especially important for customers upgrading from GFI MailEssentials 2010 to GFI MailEssentials 2014 Anti-Spam Edition, where the Security Edition will be in trial mode for 30 days, with the anti-viruses enabled. To disable/unload all the Antiviruses and remove their impact on the memory footprint of the product: 1. From within GFI MailEssentials 2014, select Settings > General Screenshot 1: Scanning Manager 2. From the Scanning Manager, unselect Enable Security and click Apply. 3.2 New Web-based user interface GFI MailEssentials 2014 extends the GFI MailSecurity 2011 web based interface to provide both a combined dashboard, configuration quarantine and reporting for both anti-spam & security. This enables customers to manage this application using a web interface without installing anything on their PC. 3.3 Antivirus engines in GFI MailEssentials Security Edition vs GFI MailSecurity There are some differences in the antivirus engines available with GFI MailEssentials Security Edition as opposed to GFI MailSecurity: The GFI VIPRE and BitDefender antivirus engines are bundled with GFI MailEssentials Security Edition (as opposed to the BitDefender and Norman antivirus engines in GFI MailSecurity); The McAfee, Kaspersky and Norman antivirus engines are available as optional with GFI MailEssentials Security Edition (as opposed to McAfee, Kaspersky and AVG in GFI MailSecurity). Customers upgrading to GFI MailEssentials Security Edition from GFI MailSecurity will therefore get the GFI VIPRE antivirus engine instead of the Norman antivirus engine, and customers who had licensed the AVG antivirus engine will get the Norman antivirus engine instead. GFI MailEssentials 3 New and updated feature list 4

8 Table 1: Antivirus engines in GFI MailEssentials Security Edition vs GFI MailSecurity Type GFI MailSecurity 2011 GFI MailEssentials Security Edition Bundled BitDefender BitDefender Bundled Norman VIPRE Optional McAfee McAfee Optional Kaspersky Kaspersky Optional AVG Norman 3.4 Integrated Reporting Reporting within GFI MailEssentials 2012/2014 is now fully integrated and no other software (for example GFI ReportCenter) is required. This simplifies the management and use of this feature. IMPORTANT Data is not imported from old systems to new GFI MailEssentials reporting. It is recommended to keep using the preferred old reporting system for historical data. 3.5 Removed Archiving While already removed in the latest Service Releases for the previous version of GFI MailEssentials 2010, this feature was still available for customers who had previously used this feature. This has now been removed from GFI MailEssentials since GFI MailArchiver does a much better job of archiving . IMPORTANT Customers who were using this feature will lose it upon upgrade. It is highly recommended to install a fully-fledged archiving solution such as GFI MailArchiver to ensure that you get all the benefits of archiving. 3.6 Other Updates The list below shows other features that were added and updated to add functionality and ease of use, and which should not have an impact when upgrading. Access control is now configurable through the web interface and provides more granular settings for configuration, reporting and dashboard access Added ability to apply disclaimers based on priority. As in GFI MailEssentials 2010, only 1 of each type of disclaimers is applied (domain based, group based, user based), but unlike the former version, they will be applied based on the configured priorities. Import & export keywords in Content Filtering rules Quarantine search folders have been extended so as to support search folders for spam Quarantine searches now search for both Spam and Malware blocked s Anti-Spam Synchronization Agent now supports synchronization of items deleted from Whitelists and Blocklist GFI MailEssentials 3 New and updated feature list 5

9 Checking sender display name within the GFI MailEssentials 2010 Keyword Checking filter has been added as an option in the Keyword Filtering rules Content Filtering rules can now have groups configured in the list of users to whom the rules apply\don t apply Dashboard has been updated to include a link which shows additional details for the processed , including the s Message ID Switchboard will now indicate if processing is enabled or disabled When installed on a Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010 machine with Hub Transport role only, the option to enable or disable virus scanning on internal s is now also available Zombie check option, which was based on the SORBS DNS Blocklist in GFI MailEssentials 2010, has been changed to an entry in the DNS Blocklists UNICODE support has been implemented in all processing performed by GFI MailEssentials GFI MailEssentials 3 New and updated feature list 6

10 4 Upgrade procedure Important notes 1. Before upgrading to the latest version of GFI MailEssentials, ensure your system meets the minimum system requirements. For more information go to 2. Upgrade is not reversible; you cannot downgrade to the previous version you had installed. Information on how to upgrade to the latest version of GFI MailEssentials from: GFI MailEssentials versions 12, 14, 2010 GFI MailSecurity versions 10.1 and 2011 Choose the environment that you are upgrading over: GFI MailEssentials versions 12, 14, 2010 GFI MailSecurity versions 10.1, 2011 Both GFI MailEssentials & GFI MailSecurity Upgrading over GFI MailEssentials versions 12, 14, 2010 Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing features are licensed on upgrade. The Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware features are on a 30 day trial period. Install GFI MailEssentials as if installing for the first time. For more information go to For upgrades on Microsoft Exchange 2007 & over, the Post Installation wizard is displayed after the installation. It displays the list of Microsoft Exchange server roles detected and the GFI MailEssentials components required. Click Next to install the required GFI MailEssentials components and Finish to complete Post-Install wizard. Upgrading over GFI MailSecurity versions 10.1, 2011 Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware features are licensed on upgrade. The Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing features are on a 30 day trial period. Install GFI MailEssentials as if installing for the first time. For more information go to Following the installation, also complete the GFI MailEssentials Post Install Wizard. For more information go to Upgrading over both GFI MailEssentials & GFI MailSecurity When upgrading on a server that contains both GFI MailEssentials & GFI MailSecurity, all Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing features are licensed on upgrade. Install GFI MailEssentials as if installing for the first time. For more information go to For upgrades on Microsoft Exchange 2007 & over, the Post Installation wizard is displayed after the installation. It displays the list of Microsoft Exchange server roles detected and the GFI MailEssentials components required. Click Next to install the required GFI MailEssentials components and Finish to complete Post-Install wizard. GFI MailEssentials 4 Upgrade procedure 7

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