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Overview

HySecure 5.2 SP2 (version 5.2.9.9) is a major version which is released as an iso and also as an upgrade patch.

This section details out the new features, enhancements, Security enhancements and fixes, bug fixes and known issues in the Accops HySecure Gateway version 5.2.9.9.

Installation Modes of HySecure 5.2.9.9

HySecure 5.2.9.9 can be installed using following methods:

  1. Install on any x86 based hardware using HySecure 5.2.9.9 ISO

  2. Install on any virtual machine using HySecure 5.2.9.9 ISO

  3. Upgrade an existing deployment of HySecure using the upgrade patch

Please refer to the HySecure Installation Guide for detailed instructions on how to install HySecure Gateway.

Installation using ISO

Getting HySecure 5.2.9.9 ISO

The iso can be downloaded from this download link

Installing HySecure ISO

Refer the installation steps for

  1. Installation on Custom Appliance

  2. Installation on VMWare

  3. Installation on Hyper-V

Installation Using Upgrade Patch

Compatibility of Upgrade Patch 5.2.9.9

Existing HySecure Type Compatible Version
Service Pack HySecure Gateway 5.2 SP1 (5.2.3.0)
Hot Fix 5232; 5235; 5236
6017; 6026; 6028; 6033; 6042; 6048; 6052; 6060; 6061; 6063

Note

Please note that if HySecure version is lower than 5.2.3.0 then first upgrade HySecure gateway to HySecure gateway 5.2.3.0 version. Then apply this 5.2 SP2 upgrade patch.

Please refer section Appendix A: Upgrading HySecure cluster gateway for procedure to upgrade HySecure cluster gateway.

Getting Upgrade Patch 5.2.9.9

The upgrade patch can be downloaded from this download link

Performance Results

Setup Details Gateway Configurations Load Applied Observations
Active Node:
CPUs: 8
Memory: 16 GB

Standby: No physical server

Real Node-1
CPUs: 8
Memory: 16 GB

Real Node-2:
CPUs: 8
Memory: 16 GB		 25 Applications

5 Application Groups

AD users used for the test

Each user belongs to 50 AD User Groups		 Load: 10000 users in ramp-up period of 2 mins

Load Script: User Login + Web Application Access + User Logout Load ran continuously for 3 days.		 Resource Utilization DB Node: Average CPU Usage: 37% Memory Usage: 39% Real Node1: Average CPU Usage: 43% Memory Usage: 53% Real Node2: Average CPU Usage: 35% Memory Usage: 54%

Latencies: Average latency for User Login is 4636 ms
Average latency for App Access is 4400 ms

Max supported values for Policies/Apps

Access management --> Applications
MyDesktop and files User mapping information 257 per desktop 1000 desktops
Network Application Application Server addresses 255 per application 255 characters
Endpoint Management--> Host scan policies
Domain based host scan policy Domains 65,535 characters. 753 characters, 85 Domains
Local IP bases host scan policy IP addresses 65,535 characters. 8000 characters, 500 IP addresses
Mac address-based host scan policy MAC addresses 65,535 characters. 2000 Mac addresses
WAN IP address-based host scan policy WAN IP addresses 65,535 characters. 8000 characters, 500 IP addresses

Appendix A: Upgrading HySecure Cluster

The section describes the detailed process to apply upgrade patch on HySecure Cluster having three nodes (Active, Standby and Real Gateway server):

To upgrade HySecure cluster, follow these main steps:

  • Upgrade the HySecure real Node

  • Upgrade the HySecure standby Cluster Manger Node

  • Upgrade the HySecure active Cluster Manger Node

Upgrading real HySecure Cluster Node:

  1. Connect to Real HySecure Cluster node as Security Officer.

    Note

    Do not connect using Virtual IP Address, use the actual IP of Real node

    1. Login as security officer.

    2. Now go to "HA enable/disable" page under "High Availability" section and enable maintenance mode.

    3. Now go to "Upgrade Firmware" page under "Host Maintenance" Section => Select option Firmware upgrade and upload the HySecure upgrade patch file.

    4. It may take 1 minutes or more to upload the upgrade patch based on network bandwidth between your PC and Gateway.

    5. Once the upgrade patch file is uploaded and upgrade is started, the message will be displayed on the browser. In some cases, the message may not come on the management console. Refresh the browser and see if the upgrade has completed.

    6. After upgrade patch is applied successfully.

    7. Go to "Upgrade Firmware" page under "Host Maintenance" Section and click on View Logs button to check the upgrade patch installation logs.

Upgrading standby HySecure Cluster Manager Node:

  1. Connect to Standby HySecure Cluster Manager node as Security Officer.

    Note

    Do not connect using Virtual IP Address, use the actual IP of Standby node

    1. Login as security officer.

    2. Now go to "HA enable/disable" page under "High Availability" section and enable maintenance mode.

    3. Now go to "Upgrade Firmware" page under "Host Maintenance" Section => Select option Firmware upgrade and upload the HySecure upgrade patch file.

    4. It may take 1 minutes or more to upload the upgrade patch based on network bandwidth between your PC and Gateway.

    5. Once the upgrade patch file is uploaded and upgrade is started, the message will be displayed on the browser. In some cases, the message may not come on the management console. Refresh the browser and see if the upgrade has completed.

    6. After upgrade patch is applied successfully.

    7. Go to "Upgrade Firmware" page under "Host Maintenance" Section and click on View Logs button to check the upgrade patch installation logs.

Upgrading active HySecure Cluster Manager Node:

  1. Connect to Active HySecure Cluster Manager node as Security Officer.

    Note

    Do not connect using Virtual IP Address, use the actual IP of Active node

    1. Login as security officer.

    2. Now go to "Upgrade Firmware" page under "Host Maintenance" Section => Select option Firmware upgrade and upload the HySecure upgrade patch file.

    3. It may take 1 minutes or more to upload the upgrade patch based on network bandwidth between your PC and Gateway.

    4. Once the upgrade patch file is uploaded and upgrade is started, the message will be displayed on the browser. In some cases, the message may not come on the management console. Refresh the browser and see if the upgrade has completed.

    5. After upgrade patch is applied successfully.

    6. Go to "Upgrade Firmware" page under "Host Maintenance" Section and click on View Logs button to check the upgrade patch installation logs.

Disabling maintenance mode in standby Node

  1. Connect to Standby HySecure Cluster Manager node as Security Officer.

    Note

    Do not connect using Virtual IP Address, use the actual IP of Standby node

    1. Login as security officer.

    2. Now go to "HA enable/disable" page under "High Availability" section and disable maintenance mode.

Disabling maintenance mode in real Node

  1. Connect to Real HySecure node as Security Officer.

    Note

    Do not connect using Virtual IP Address, use the actual IP of real node

    1. Login as security officer.

    2. Now go to "HA enable/disable" page under "High Availability" section and disable maintenance mode.

More Info On HySecure 5.2 SP2

Here are the links to know more about this release