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Upgrading Trellix Agent 5.8.x on unmanaged Macintosh systems

  • Updated on Aug 17, 2026
  • Published on Aug 17, 2026
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You can manually upgrade Trellix Agent 5.8.x on Macintosh systems that are not managed by ePO - On-prem by creating an Agent package. You must manually upgrade the DXL client while installing Trellix Agent in unmanaged mode on Macintosh systems.

You must have root permissions to install Trellix Agent on the client system.

  1. Download Trellix Agent 5.x.x Update X package (such as MA550XMAC.zip) for Macintosh from the Software Catalog on ePO - On-prem where "X" is the update value of the package, for example, Trellix Agent 5.5.0 Update 1.

  2. Extract the following installer files to the client system.

    • MFEma.x86_64.dmg

    • DXL.zip file which contains the following installer files.

      • MFEdx-ma-<build_number>.x86_64.pkg

      • MFEdx-ma-<build_number>.i386.pkg

  3. Navigate to the location where you have extracted the files and double-click the MFEma.x86_64.dmg package to upgrade Trellix Agent.

    To upgrade the DXL client, double-click the appropriate MFEdx-ma-<build_number> package based on the operating system.

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