The Light Agent for Windows component is upgraded by installing a new version of the Light Agent for Windows component on protected virtual machines. Installation is performed locally on the virtual machine or remotely via Kaspersky Security Center, or using the Active Directory Group Policy editor.
If access to the application is restricted with a password, the upgrade of Light Agent for Windows ends with an error. In this case, you must disable password protection and restart the upgrade of Light Agent for Windows.
The upgraded Light Agent for Windows component uses the tasks and application settings configured for the previous version of Light Agent for Windows. Settings that were absent from the previous version of the application take the default values.
Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.0 Light Agent does not use multicast to transmit SVM information to Light Agents. If SVM discovery using multicast was configured in the local interface of the previous version of Light Agent, after upgrading the application you must configure the settings for SVM discovery by Light Agents in the Light Agent for Windows policy or in the local interface of Light Agent.
In Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.0 Light Agent, the Application Startup Control functionality has been modified. After the application is upgraded, the component operates with the default settings. It is recommended to configure the Application Startup Control settings in the Light Agent for Windows policy. You cannot configure the component settings through the Light Agent local interface.
After the Light Agent for Windows component has been upgraded, all backup copies of files created during file disinfection and deletion are saved on the protected virtual machine. You can manage Backup files through the local interface of the application.
After being launched on the virtual machine, the updated Light Agent component connects to the SVM with the new version of the Protection Server component.
If errors occur in the operation of the application after Light Agent for Windows upgrade, you can return to using the previous version of the Light Agent for Windows component. To do so, you must uninstall the new version of the Light Agent for Windows component on the virtual machine and then install the previous version of the Light Agent for Windows component.
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