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Different stages of Trellix FRP client upgrade

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To verify whether the Trellix FRP upgrade finished successfully, you can compare the policy features on the client before and after running the upgrade task.

Stages of client upgrade from Trellix FRP 4.3.x to the latest version

Stage

Client status

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Before running the Trellix FRP Upgrade Task

Pre Trellix FRP 5.x client

Removable media policy and key cache expiry policy settings cannot be updated; it holds settings that were previously assigned.

Before running the Trellix FRP Upgrade Task

Trellix FRP 5.x client

No visible changes compared to pre Trellix FRP 5.x client. You can now use these additional features:

  • Auto unlock feature in removable media and admin helped recovery of media

  • Encrypt cloud storage SYNC folders

You cannot use the new key assignment workflows or access encrypted files on mobile devices.

After running the Trellix FRP Upgrade Task

Pre Trellix FRP 5.x client

Removable media policy and key cache expiry policy settings cannot be updated; it holds settings that were previously assigned.

If you had previously assigned UPKs to systems, requests from clients to already created UPKs are still honored. New UPKs are not created as now UPKs can only be assigned to users.

After running the Trellix FRP Upgrade Task

Trellix FRP 5.x client

You have access to the latest Trellix FRP functionality.