Carbon Black Cloud Sensor: Unable to upgrade Error - Incorrect parameters for GPO upgrade.

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Environment

• Carbon Black Cloud Console: January '18 release and newer
• Carbon Black Cloud Sensor: 3.2.x.x and above
• Microsoft Windows: All Supported Versions
• Initial Deployment via Group Policy Object (GPO)

Symptoms

• Sensor originally installed using Group Policy Object (GPO)
• Upgrade from Web Console fails, current version not upgraded
• Manual upgrade fails, current version not upgraded
• The msi install log displays the following error 

CA:InstallPreCheck:  Error 0x8000ffff: Incorrect parameters for GPO upgrade.

Cause

CB Defense Sensor 3.2.x.x introduced additional checks prior to upgrade to verify that sensors initially installed via GPO are configured by GPO to allow updates the be pushed from the Cloud or installed manually.

Resolution

There are two options to update sensors initially deployed via GPO

• Follow the steps outlined in PSC: How to Configure GPO to Allow Sensor Upgrades to be able to push the update from the Web Console
• Download the new Sensor version and push the update out via GPO

Additional Notes

This change was made to prevent the issue described in Cb Defense: Sensor Uninstalled After Attempted Upgrade (GPO)

Related Content

PSC: How to Configure GPO to Allow Sensor Upgrades
Cb Defense: Sensor Uninstalled After Attempted Upgrade (GPO)
Cb Defense: Can’t Update Sensors Deployed by GPO