Upgrade to version 6.0.3

Step 1: Review upgrade considerations

Review the upgrade considerations below that apply to your current Code42 server version (more than one section may apply). Complete any necessary tasks before continuing.

Step 2: Download the upgrade file

Download the upgrade file for your server operating system. If your Code42 environment has Code42 servers running on different operating systems, download the upgrade file for each operating system:

• Linux
• Windows

MD5 checksums: Linux | Windows

Step 3: Upgrade your Code42 servers

Follow our instructions to upgrade the Code42 servers in your Code42 environment.

Step 4: Upgrade users' Code42 apps

Upgrades from version 6.0.2 and older

• Do not make any configuration changes to Code42 app settings in the Code42 console while upgrading your Code42 server. As a best practice, wait 24 hours after pushing any configuration changes to Code42 apps before you upgrade the Code42 server, and wait 24 hours after the server upgrade completes before changing any settings. Contact our Customer Champions for support if you have any questions.

Upgrades from version 5.4.3 and older

• Version 6.0.0 introduces different subscription options, called product plans. As a result, it's important to ensure your authority server is able to connect to the Code42 licensing server. The Code42 console displays alerts on both the Alerts and Licensing pages if there is no connection. See Unable to contact Code42 licensing server for steps to troubleshoot problems with the connection.
• In the Legal Hold web app, preservation policies are now configured independently of each legal matter. After upgrading to 6.0.0, any existing legal holds will be migrated to separate matters and policies.
• If you use the Code42 API to manage legal holds, the LegalHold resource removes the configOverride parameter and adds the holdPolicyUid parameter. Make sure to update any scripts or integrations as appropriate.
• If you use a proxy server, version 6.0.0 now requires explicitly specifying the DIRECT option in the PAC file.
• The projected end-of-life date for Code42 server version 6.0.0 is December 2018.

Upgrades from version 5.3.1 and older

All items from the 5.4.3 section above apply, plus:

• Customizations to Code42 console label text and button colors must be re-applied after upgrading to Code42 server version 6.0.3:
  • Label text customizations created in Code42 server version 5.3.x and earlier must be copied from /web/base/console/custom/*.txt to /content-custom/Default-custom/shared/custom/properties.json
  • Button color customizations created in Code42 server version 5.3.x and earlier must be copied from /content-custom/Default-custom/shared/custom/config.css to /content-custom/Default-custom/shared/custom/properties.json

Upgrades from version 5.2.1 and older

All items from the 5.4.3 and 5.3.1 sections above apply, plus:

• Beginning with version 5.3.0 of the Code42 platform, the Code42 app is no longer bundled with the Code42 server. Compatible Code42 app versions are available for download from the new App Downloads screen in the Code42 console. See Add clients to your Code42 environment for more details.
  • You may need to refresh the Code42 console to see the new App Downloads screen after the upgrade completes.
  • You may be prompted to upgrade clients after the upgrade completes. Ignore this prompt; client upgrades are managed from the App Downloads screen in version 6.0.3.
• If the File Selection setting is locked in the Code42 console (Settings > Device Backup > Backup), you must take action to ensure all Code42 app devices are using version 4.5.2 or later before upgrading to Code42 server version 6.0.3.
  • Use the Device Status Report to view devices' Code42 app version.
  • If upgrades are required, see Upgrade the Code42 apps in your environment.
• Frequency and Version retention settings in the Code42 console now use only one set of push and lock buttons for all settings, instead of individual push and lock buttons for each setting. If either the Frequency or Version retention settings are locked, both are locked after upgrading to version 6.0.3.
• To enable TLS messaging, configure your network to:
  • Allow all Code42 servers to communicate over ports 4287 and 4288
  • Allow all user devices to communicate over port 4287