Best Practice Upgrading Policy Manager from Version 15.x to 16.x – Step-by-Step Guide<\/p>\n
This following guide provides step-by-step instructions on upgrading your F-Secure Policy Manager from version 15.x to version 16.x. Please ensure that you have backed up your system before proceeding with this upgrade.<\/p>\n
1. Backup Your System:<\/strong> 2. Stop the Policy Manager Server Services:<\/strong> 3. Copy the Following Content:<\/strong> 4. Uninstall the Older Version:<\/strong> 5. Download and Install the Latest Version:<\/strong> 6. Stop Policy Manager Server 16 Services:<\/strong> 7. Move\/Paste Copied Content:<\/strong> 8. Execute the Maintenance Tool:<\/strong> 9. Check and Ensure Port Settings:<\/strong> 10. Restart Policy Manager Services:<\/strong> Note:<\/strong> Best Practices for Upgrading Policy Manager Server to Version 16.x from Version 15.x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","support_article_product":[106],"class_list":["post-4455","support_article","type-support_article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"source_foreign_id":"000013429","source_version":3,"source_system":"salesforce","source_date_updated":"2026-06-08 14:52:20","import_hash":"78b40748f4b74b818672d2a0d4ea0ef4d3060025","vanilla_article_id":32523,"vanilla_url":"https:\/\/community.withsecure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/32523-best-practice-upgrading-policy-manager-from-version-15-x-to-16-x-step-by-step-guide","vanilla_kb_id":30,"vanilla_category_id":103,"machine_translated":false,"reactions_helpful_yes":0,"reactions_helpful_no":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article\/4455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/support_article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"support_article_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article_product?post=4455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u00a0 \u00a0– Create a system backup. If you're running a virtual machine, create a snapshot.
\u00a0 \u00a0– At a minimum, ensure that you have a backup of the Policy Manager Server folder.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0– Open the command prompt.
\u00a0 \u00a0– Execute the command: net stop fsms<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0– Copy the specified content from your existing installation:
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `?:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\data\\events\\`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `?:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\data\\guts2\\`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `?:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\data\\h2db\\`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `?:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\data\\fspms.jks`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `?:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\data\\fspms.db.config`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `?:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\data\\fspms.proxy.config`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `?:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\data\\fspms-ca.jks`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `?:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\data\\sdata`<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0– Uninstall the previous version of Policy Manager (15.x).<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0– Download the latest version of Policy Manager (16.x) and install it on your machine.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0– Open the command prompt.
\u00a0 \u00a0– Execute the command: net stop wspms<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0– Paste the content you copied in step 3 to the following path:
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\events\\`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\guts2\\`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\h2db\\`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\fspms.jks`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\fspms.db.config`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\fspms.proxy.config`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\fspms-ca.jks`
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– `C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\sdata`<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0– Run the maintenance tool located at: `C:\\Program Files\\WithSecure\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\bin\\fspms-db-maintenance-tool`<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0– Verify that the HTTPS and HTTP ports are correctly defined in the registry and match the settings from the previous F-Secure installation.
\u00a0 \u00a0– For version 15.00 (and older), check the settings in the `?:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\config.txt` file.
\u00a0 \u00a0– For version 16.00 (and newer), check the registry location: `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WithSecure\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\`<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 – Open the command prompt.
\u00a0 \u00a0 – Execute the command: net start wspms<\/strong><\/p>\n
– Replace "?" with the source drive for your previous Policy Manager installation. If you're unsure where the old version is installed, check the following registry key: `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Data Fellows\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5\\InstallationDirectory`.
– For example: `E:\\Program Files (x86)\\F-Secure\\Management Server 5` indicates the target source drive as E:.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"