Upgrading the Software

Refer to the Globalscape Knowledgebase topic #11194 for information about upgrading EFT.

Additional notes for upgrading to v8.0.4:

Upgrading from EFT Express to Enterprise causes "displayFullName" in JSON file to revert to false.
Root ( / ) is not allowed to be the SSO Reserved Path. During upgrade, the path will automatically change to the default, /sp/samlv2/sso, with the auto-redirect check box selected. If you previously had the SSO reserved path set to root ( / ), you will need to re-register EFT (SSO SP path) in IdP the service.

EFT Insight

Advanced Workflow Engine

The Advanced Workflow tasks in versions prior to v8 were stored on EFT in the form of AML files. In v8 and later, they are stored in the SQLite database files. If you are using the Task Action in AWE, which is an AWE task that is calling another AWE task, you will need to export the AML files to a location that EFT can access.

WTC/Workspaces

Customizations in the v7.4.x client interface do not carry over upon upgrade to v8.x. You should back up everything BEFORE upgrading, then you can apply your custom logo, theme.json file, and any customizations after the upgrade.
Some portals were not updated with the new look and feel. Those changes are expected in subsequent releases.
In v8.0.0 and 8.0.1, the send portal does not provide an option to select files in your Workspace; you can only select files on the hard drive. In v8.0.2, you can select Workspace files.
EFT v8.x does not support UPLOADS from CAC-authenticated users when using Chrome or Edge browsers. Firefox (and possibly other browsers) will work.

Administration Interface

The Site > General tab and Server > General tab (anywhere that Last modified by is displayed) will report Last modified by as "EFTUpgrade" after upgrading
The Site > Workspaces tabs have been consolidated into the Site > Web tab
On the Server > General tab, the Server configuration settings box is not editable. EFT configuration is now stored in a database file.
Removed email address from User > General tab
Optional permission on Server > administration tab to give administrator accounts permission to manage personal data for users
Added User Account Details Template on Site > Security tab to apply GDPR-related privacy settings to all user accounts on a Site
Added ability to resize SSH Key Manager dialog box and Advanced Workflow dialog box

SSH keys

Upon upgrade from 7.4.x to 8.x, ALL SSH keys are moved into each Site-specific key manager
The SFTP private key is pulled from the key manager
Upon upgrading to v8.0.4, EFT will enable the following ciphers:

OpenPGP

OpenPGP key pairs are defined and managed on a Site instead of the Server
PGP keyring (pubring.pgp and secring.pgp) are stored in SiteConfig<GUID>.db
At EFT server service startup, a PGP folder is created in the \ProgramData\Globalscape\EFT folder
Upon upgrading from a 7.4.x version to EFT v8, ALL PGP key rings are cloned into each Site keyring
Upon upgrading a legacy server, key rings are cloned into each site keyring.
Added "Sites" combo box to OpenPGP Keyring dialog box; Removed "Sites" combo box from OpenPGP Key Generation wizard; Removed OpenPGP Settings dialog box.

VFS

The VFS tree items (permissions and Virtual Folders) are saved in SiteConfig<GUID>.db
Encrypted folders settings should persist in SiteConfig<GUID>.db
Upon EFT server startup, previous versions of FTP.cfg are automatically moved to SiteConfig<GUID>.db and ServerConfig.db

Advanced Properties

Non-default registry settings are moved to AdvancedProperties.json
EFT caches all Advanced Properties on service startup and purges legacy Advanced Properties from the registry
The following registry keys have been removed from the Advanced Property list

HA Configuration

In EFT v8.x and later, you have the option to store logs on the cluster shared drive; the log naming convention now allows for that

EFT Configuration

Upon upgrade, EFT settings are transitioned from SiteConfig<GUID>.db and ServerConfig.db

EFT will request administrator credentials on Server Config Restore. If credentials are invalid, restoration will fail.
Restore from previous versions of EFT are forbidden. EFT now only supports restoration from the same version of EFT.

ODBC

When upgrading from 7.4.x to 8.0.x, the ODBC schema has changed. If you are using ODBC as the authentication database, then you will need to consult with Globalscape Support so we can assist with the manual process necessary to get EFT updated and running.

LDAP

LDAP search timeout now applies also to search timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

SFTP

When you create a Site, you are able to specify the use of SFTP and browse for a key. After the Site is created and you click on SFTP config (on the Site > Connections tab), you cannot browse the file system to find a key. Instead, you are taken to the SSH Key Manager.

Content Integrity Control (CIC)

Upon upgrade, legacy server level CIC profiles will be cloned into each Site. CIC profiles are now site-level

Remote Agent Upgrading

When upgrading a GA EFT Server 7.4.13.15 to the latest 8.0 EFT Server, Remote Agents will not auto-update to the new version. The is in the Capybara code base and you need to have the patched Remote Agent msi and executable before you can update to the latest 8.0 agents. You will need to enroll the agents with the patched versions before proceeding.