The solution to resolve this issue is to add the JRE options "-Dsun.security.krb5.disableReferrals=true" in the vmoptions file in both the DSM and installer.
For Windows:
1. Add "-Dsun.security.krb5.disableReferrals=true" to Deep Security Manager.vmoptions file to the DSM installation folder
2. Copy the same file to the same folder of the DSM installer and rename it to your installer file name.
For example, Manager-Windows-12.0.xxx.x64.vmoptions
1. Add "-Dsun.security.krb5.disableReferrals=true" to dsm_s.vmoptions file to the DSM installation folder
2. Copy the same file to the folder of the DSM installer and rename it to your installer file name.
For example, Manager-Linux-12.0.xxx.x64.sh.vmoptions
After applying the above steps you can now re-run the Deep Security Manager installer and this time it will pass the upgrade verification
