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    • EMS Release Notes

    Home FortiClient 7.0.2 EMS Release Notes
    7.0.2
    7.4.1
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    Upgrading

    Upgrading

    Upgrading from previous EMS versions

    Note

    You must upgrade EMS to 7.0.2 before upgrading FortiClient.

    FortiClient EMS supports direct upgrade from EMS 6.2 and 6.4. To upgrade older EMS versions, follow the upgrade procedure outlined in FortiClient and FortiClient EMS Upgrade Paths.

    With the new endpoint security improvement feature, there are backward compatibility issues to consider while planning upgrades. See Recommended upgrade path.

    You cannot upgrade FortiClient EMS 6.4.7 to 7.0.2.

    Downgrading to previous versions

    FortiClient EMS does not support downgrading to previous EMS versions.

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    Upgrading

    Upgrading

    Upgrading from previous EMS versions

    Note

    You must upgrade EMS to 7.0.2 before upgrading FortiClient.

    FortiClient EMS supports direct upgrade from EMS 6.2 and 6.4. To upgrade older EMS versions, follow the upgrade procedure outlined in FortiClient and FortiClient EMS Upgrade Paths.

    With the new endpoint security improvement feature, there are backward compatibility issues to consider while planning upgrades. See Recommended upgrade path.

    You cannot upgrade FortiClient EMS 6.4.7 to 7.0.2.

    Downgrading to previous versions

    FortiClient EMS does not support downgrading to previous EMS versions.

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