5-104 Installing and Using UtilitiesFigure 5- 7. Windows Firewall ExceptionsTIPS:• “Pre-Upgrade Tasks” on page 5-99• “Configuring the Active Upgrade Process” on page 5-117Gathering InformationBefore you start configuring the Active Upgrade process on your system, considering the followingquestions: After you complete this upgrade, will you ever want to run the same type of upgrade again? Ifso, plan to create a configuration file with the details of your upgrade, so you can use it again ata later date. Did your support provider give you a configuration file that you could use as a template foryour specific system and the type of upgrade you are performing? Or, do you have settingsfrom other existing configuration files that you want to incorporate into your currentconfiguration? (If applicable, you might be able to use more than one configuration file at atime by nesting them).