Technical Tip: How to upgrade CentOS FortiNAC 9.X.X to FortiNAC-F labeled software

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Description	This article describes how to upgrade FortiNAC servers using the CentOS operating system from v9.x to vF7.x. This is a standard software upgrade procedure and does not change the operating system.  For software compatibility details between CentOS and FortiNAC-OS operating systems, see Infrastructure upgrades under What's new in the Administration Guide. The process to move from CentOS FortiNAC servers to new servers running FortiNAC-OS is considered a migration. See KB article  Technical Tip: How to Migrate a Standalone CentOS FortiNAC to FortiNAC-OS from version 9.X to FortiN...
Scope	FortiNAC, FortiNAC-F.
Solution	This is an upgrade from v9.X.X to FortiNAC-F v7.2.X. This is not considered a migration to FortiNAC-F. It is recommended to take a VM snapshot before each upgrade Upgrade the single VM CentOS FortiNAC from v9.2.6 to v9.2.8 GA to meet the upgrade requirements. For v9.4.X it is better to upgrade to v9.4.3 and above. Go to System -> Settings. Expand the Updates folder. Select System from the tree. Go to the System Update Settings section of the screen, and make sure Product Distribution Directory: Version_9_2 to upgrade from v9.2 to the latest v9.2. Select Download. After the software file has been downloaded, select the Install button and Install v9.2.8 GA. The system has been upgraded to v9.2.8 GA: After the v9.2.8 GA upgrade has been completed, download v7.2.5 GA and upgrade CentOS FortiNAC to v7.2.5 GA, but first, change the Product Distribution Directory: Version_F7_2. The current version in the upper right corner is 9.2.8 GA: Once downloaded, select the 'Install' button and then 'Update': After upgrading, the FortiNAC remains running the CentOS operating system: