Upgrade the remote upgrader using the deployment server​

Upgrade the remote upgrader using the deployment server

  1. ​Download the Splunk remote upgrader for Windows universal forwarders from Splunkbase at: ​​​https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/7920​.This file contains the universal forwarder upgrader package and delivery scripts. The delivery scripts deliver a new version of the universal forwarder to the already installed universal forwarder that has an active remote upgrader installed using the deployment server. For a manual installation, you only need the universal forwarder upgrader package.​ ​

  2. Unzip the downloaded file ​.

  3. In the directory ​splunk_app_uf_remote_upgrade_windows​, find the universal forwarder upgrader package ​splunk-upgrader-win.zip ​file. You can locate this file at: ​splunk_app_uf_remote_upgrade_windows/default/packages/splunk-upgrader-win.zip​ ​

  4. Use the deployment server to distribute the ​splunk-upgrader-win.zip ​ file to the universal forwarders where you plan to install the remote upgrader. For more information about using the deployment server, see Create deployment apps. ​ ​

  5. Place the applications on the deployment server in the directory ​$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/deployment-apps​. The application is delivered to the directory ​$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps​ on destination universal forwarders.​ ​

  6. Move the remote upgrader package into the installation directory. Run the remote upgrader parallel to the universal forwarder home. So for example, if SPLUNK_HOME = "C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder", then copy the upgrader package into "C:\Program Files\" or the directory where you have permissions. ​

  7. Install the universal forwarder remote upgrader using the Admin user so that the universal forwarder upgrader creates its own user or group with the necessary permissions to complete the universal forwarder upgrade. ​

  8. To start the installation process, run the command: ./bin/install.ps1 -AGREETOLICENSE ​. As the output for the installation command, you should see the universal forwarder upgrader service is "active (running)".

  9. ​ After installation, check the remote upgrader service SplunkUpgrader or "Splunk Remote Upgrader" in Windows services.