Upgrading FPSP and migrating FSSP data

Applies to: Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint

If you have the release candidate (RC) version of Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint (FPSP) installed and you want to maintain your RC data when you upgrade to the general availability release of FPSP, you can run the FPSP installation program without uninstalling the RC version of the product. By doing this, the original program files and data directories are preserved during the installation. When performing an upgrade in this manner, follow the steps described in Installing on a standalone server by using the Setup Wizard; however, the Installation Folders, Proxy Information, Microsoft Update, and Customer Experience Improvement Program pages will not appear, so you can skip these steps.

If you are not concerned about data retention, it is recommended that you uninstall the RC version of the product, delete the old FPSP data folder, and then perform a fresh installation of FPSP.

Automatic upgrades from Forefront Security for SharePoint Version 10 (FSSP) to FPSP are not supported. The following topic provides guidance for manually migrating your FSSP installations to FPSP.

Migrating from Forefront Security for SharePoint Version 10

This topic will help guide you through the process of manually migrating data from Forefront Security for SharePoint Version 10, as well as mapping configuration settings from the prior version of the product to their current location in the Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint Administrator Console (FPSP Administrator Console) user interface. This topic outlines the following items with the goal of making the migration process easier:

• Data values that can be preserved and transferred. For more information, see Saving your data files, registry keys, and filter lists.

• Data values that you should record before uninstalling Version 10 and then installing FPSP. For more information, see Recording important settings.

• Mapping configuration settings from the earlier version of the product to their current location in the FPSP Administrator Console. For more information, see General Options settings and Monitoring and configuration settings after migration.

Saving your data files, registry keys, and filter lists

Before you upgrade to FPSP it is a good idea to save the data files, registry keys, and filter lists from your FSSP installation in case you want to roll-back to that version for any reason. Filter lists can also be imported into FPSP so that you do not have to re-create them after you install FPSP.

The FSSP data files include the following:

• Incidents.mdb—The incidents database information.

• Quarantine.mdb—The quarantine database information.

To back up the various FSSP data files, back up the following folder. Be sure to include all files and subfolders in the folders:

• drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Forefront Security\SharePoint\Data

The FSSP registry keys can be found in the following location:

• HkeyLocalMachine\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Forefront Server Security

You should copy all of the keys in this location in case you want to roll back to FSSP for any reason.

Preserving filter lists created in FSSP

If you created filter lists in FSSP, you can export the lists to a text file and then import them into FPSP. You cannot export filter sets from FSSP because they are contained in an .fdb file that will not work in FPSP. If you have filters that are not contained in filter lists, you may want to create lists for the filters so that they can be exported for use in FPSP.

Exporting your filter lists

You can export data from a filter list into an external text file. You cannot select individual items to be exported; you must export the filter list in its entirety.

To export items from a filter list

1. In the Forefront Server Security Administrator console, select Filter Lists in the Filtering section of the menu.

2. Select the filter list type from which you are exporting data.

3. Select a list in the List Names area.

4. Click Edit, and then in the Edit Filter List pane, click Export.

5. In the file Explorer window, browse the location where you want to export the text file, specify the file name, and then click Save.

   The items in the filter list are exported into the file. The items appear on a single line, separated by commas.

Importing items into filter lists

For information about how to import items into FPSP filter lists, see Importing items into a filter list.

Recording important settings

Before uninstalling FSSP, it is a good idea to record the settings for any configuration that you have changed from the default settings. This enables you to configure those settings in FPSP in the same way. There are also some configuration defaults that have changed from FSSP to FPSP.

You should record the following settings:

• Deletion text

• Tag text

• Notification text (including subject line and message body)

• Critical Notification List—Now named Critical error and located on the Configuration - Notifications pane in the Monitoring view of the administrator console.

• Realtime Process Count—Now named Process count and located on the Antimalware - Realtime pane in the Policy Management view of the administrator console.

General Options settings

The following sections show the Forefront Security for SharePoint Version 10 General Options settings and their current location in Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint (FPSP).

Diagnostics section

This table lists the settings in the Diagnostics section of General Options and its accompanying setting in FPSP.

Logging section

For the settings in the Logging section of General Options, in FPSP you can use the Logging Options settings on the Global Settings - Advanced Options pane (located under the Policy Management view). In FPSP, event logging options are more granular than they were in previous product versions. For the Max Program Log Size setting, use the Set-FsspTracing -MaxLogSize Windows PowerShell command; this setting is no longer available in the user interface.

Scanner Updates section

This table lists the settings in the Scanner Updates section of General Options and its accompanying setting in FPSP. Aside from Send Update Notification, these settings are now available on the Global Settings - Engine Options pane (located under the Policy Management view).

Scanning section

This table lists the settings in the Scanning section of General Options and its accompanying setting in FPSP.

Monitoring and Configuration settings after migration

Because there is no direct upgrade path from FSSP to FPSP, some data will be lost and many settings will have to be manually configured after the FPSP installation is complete. This section provides information about the main monitoring and configuration areas in the FPSP Administrator Console to help you understand and complete your migration as quickly and easily as possible.

1. Incidents and quarantine—All incident and quarantine data and all statistical data will be lost when you upgrade, because FPSP uses a new storage method for this information. For more information about incidents and quarantine in FPSP, see Viewing and managing incidents and Viewing and managing quarantine.

2. Notifications—There is no way to preserve your notification settings, so notifications will have to be configured after the FPSP installation is complete. You should, however, record any custom notification text you had configured in FSSP for use in FPSP. Manually saving the text to a Word or text file before migration will be helpful. For more information about notifications FPSP, see Configuring e-mail notifications.

3. Antimalware settings:

   • Realtime Scan Job

     This scan job is now called the Antimalware - Realtime scan.

     Antispyware is enabled by default and the action is set to Delete.

     The engine bias setting has the same default as FSSP, but the names for the various settings have changed. These settings are now located in the Engines and Performance section of the FPSP Administrator Console.

     Deletion text is now named Malware Deletion Text. It includes spyware deletion text.

   • Manual Scan Job

     This scan job is now combined into the Antimalware - Scheduled and Task Library - On-Demand scans.

     The scheduled scan is typically used to periodically scan the entire document library of your SharePoint environment, whereas the on-demand scan is typically used to scan specific sites that are suspected of being compromised by malware.

   Note

   By default, all 5 engines are chosen for each scan job. We recommend that you leave the default settings in place. For more information about antimalware scanning in FPSP, see Configuring malware scanning.

4. Individual filter entries—There are no individual filter entries in FPSP. All filters are created as entries in filter lists. Filter lists can be exported from FSSP and imported into FPSP. For details, see Preserving filter lists created in FSSP. The filter lists must be configured for each scan job manually. For more information about creating and managing filter lists in FPSP, see Configuring filtering.

5. File filter lists—FPSP has a wizard for creating file filter lists that provides three options for name and/or type selection. The Filter files of specific types by inspecting the file header option is the equivalent of a * file filter, with types selected. For more information about creating file filter lists in FPSP, see Creating a file filter list.

6. Filter Options—File filter deletion text is now located in the Filter Options section of the FPSP Administrator Console.

7. Global Settings—Many settings that were configured in the General Options section of the administrator console in FSSP are configured in the Global Settings section of the FPSP Administrator Console. A mapping of most settings in FSSP to their counterparts (where relevant) in FPSP is provided in General Options settings.

8. Engine options—By default, the Intelligent Engine Management in FPSP is set to Automatic. The default engine update schedule is same as in FSSP, which is once per hour.

   In order to change the schedules, FPSP requires the user to change the Intelligent Engine Management selection to Manual. This setting is configured in the Advanced Options pane of the Global Settings area of the administrator console. Once you are in Manual mode, you can configure the various engine options, including selecting the engines for specific scan jobs and changing the default settings for engine and definition updates.

   UNC authentication and proxy server settings are configured in the Global Settings - Engine Options section of the administrator console. These settings apply to all scan engines.

   For more information about configuring engine update options in FPSP, see Configuring engine and definition updates.

See Also

Concepts

Installing Forefront protection for SharePoint and MOSS
Uninstalling