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# sk180402 - During a Maestro upgrade, the "sp_upgrade" script fails with "Fetching Security Policy Failed" message

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk180402 |
| Date Created | 2022-12-13 |
| Last Modified | 2025-01-24 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R81.20, R81.10 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * During am upgrade of a Maestro Security Group from any version to R81.10 and higher, the `sp_upgrade` script fails on policy installation with this message: "*Fetching Security Policy Failed* "

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* During an upgrade of a Maestro Security Group to R81.10 / R81.20, the action "Fetching the policy from the Management Server and installing it" fails on the upgraded R81.10 / R81.20 Security Group Members. See [sk178045](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk178045).

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