I use ESMC 7.2 or ESET PROTECT 8.x–9.x

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ESET Security Management Center 7.2 reached End of Life

ESET PROTECT 8.x–9.x have Limited Support

Upgrade your ESET remote management infrastructure

Direct upgrade to ESET PROTECT 10.0 is only available for ESMC 7.2 and later versions.

Upgrade to ESET PROTECT 10.0

Check the prerequisites first.

Supported Windows operating systems

•We recommend that you install ESET PROTECT 10.0 on a supported 64-bit Windows Server OS.

•ESET PROTECT is not supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 and earlier or on 32-bit Windows.

•The only Windows desktop operating system compatible with ESET PROTECT 10.0 is 64-bit Windows 10 or 11. Installing ESET PROTECT components on a desktop operating system might not be in alignment with Microsoft licensing policy. Check the Microsoft licensing policy or consult with your software supplier for details.

Select one of the options below:

•Upgrade to ESET PROTECT 10.0 using the All-in-one installer - This is the recommended option if the existing server has the default installations of MS SQL database and Apache Tomcat (the existing installation was performed via the All-in-one installer).

•Upgrade to ESET PROTECT 10.0 using the Components Upgrade task

Apache HTTP Proxy users

Starting with ESET PROTECT 10.0, ESET Bridge replaces Apache HTTP Proxy. Apache HTTP Proxy has reached Limited Support. If you use Apache HTTP Proxy, we recommend migrating to ESET Bridge.

Upgrade ESET Management Agents on all managed computers to version 10.0

If you are also using the MDM component, follow the MDM upgrade steps for the MDM component upgrade procedure before you upgrade the ESET Management Agents.

Follow the Upgrade to the latest ESET Management Agents using the Components Upgrade Task in ESET PROTECT Knowledgebase article.

Upgrade the ESET Endpoints to the latest version

Follow the instructions for your customers and/or endpoints; see Endpoints managed by ESET PROTECT/ESMC/ERA.

We strongly recommend that you run the latest versions of supported operating systems on computers in your network.

You can use ESET PROTECT to manage computers running unsupported Windows operating systems (for example, Windows Vista or Windows XP) with ESET products in Limited Support, but some remote management limitations may occur. We do not guarantee the functionality of earlier ESET products after they reach their End of Life.

ESET product	ESET Security Management Center (ESMC) version 7.2
Status	End of Life
End of Life date	December 2022
Details	For more information, refer to the Is my ESET product supported? section of the ESET End of Life policy.
Benefits of upgrade	Get the latest version of ESET PROTECT to ensure its best performance and stability

ESET product	ESET PROTECT version 8.x–9.x
Status	Limited Support
End of Life date	Depends on the version: 8.0—June 2023 8.1—October 2023 9.0—July 14, 2024 9.1—November 30, 2024
Details	For more information, refer to the Is my ESET product supported? section of the ESET End of Life policy.
Benefits of upgrade	Get the latest version of ESET PROTECT to ensure its best performance and stability

Upgrade to ESET PROTECT 10.0

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