https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603310#M25776 <P>Our monitoring console is also acting as a deployment server.</P><P>As per&nbsp;<SPAN>SVD-2022-0608 vulnerability, we need to upgrade our deployment server to v9.x, however, considering its sharing the role of monitoring console as well, I was wondering whether MC supports compability with peers v8.1.5 ?</SPAN></P><P>From the <A href="https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.0/DistSearch/Distsearchsystemrequirements" target="_self">docs,</A>&nbsp;it states</P><LI-CODE lang="markup">The search head must be at the same or a higher level than the search peers. </LI-CODE><P>So it looks like it may be possible.</P><P>Can someone please advise if there would be any issues with this ?</P> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:57:08 GMT dm1 2022-06-27T00:57:08Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603310#M25776 <P>Our monitoring console is also acting as a deployment server.</P><P>As per&nbsp;<SPAN>SVD-2022-0608 vulnerability, we need to upgrade our deployment server to v9.x, however, considering its sharing the role of monitoring console as well, I was wondering whether MC supports compability with peers v8.1.5 ?</SPAN></P><P>From the <A href="https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.0/DistSearch/Distsearchsystemrequirements" target="_self">docs,</A>&nbsp;it states</P><LI-CODE lang="markup">The search head must be at the same or a higher level than the search peers. </LI-CODE><P>So it looks like it may be possible.</P><P>Can someone please advise if there would be any issues with this ?</P> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:57:08 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603310#M25776 dm1 2022-06-27T00:57:08Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603330#M25777 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.splunk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/233960">@dm1</a>,</P><P>in general, if your Deployment Server has to manage many clients it isn't a good idea to use it also for another role, even if the Monitor Console.</P><P>Anyway, as you said, the MC is a Search Head and it has to te have a release equal or greter than the Search peers.</P><P>There shouldn't be any problem, is this a your doubt before the upgrade or have you an issue?</P><P>Ciao.</P><P>Giuseppe</P> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:49:11 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603330#M25777 gcusello 2022-06-27T06:49:11Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603331#M25778 <P>Our Dep Server does'n't have more than 30 clients, so all good.</P><P>Yes, it was just my doubt.</P> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:01:46 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603331#M25778 dm1 2022-06-27T07:01:46Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603333#M25779 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.splunk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/233960">@dm1</a>,</P><P>in this case there isn't any problem.</P><P>Only one final doubt: why do you want to upgrade only DS and not also Search peers?</P><P>it's always a best practice to have the same version in all components, the rule of greater version is usually only for special or temporary conditions, usually the version is the same.</P><P>Ciao.</P><P>Giuseppe</P> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:26:45 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603333#M25779 gcusello 2022-06-27T07:26:45Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603338#M25780 <P>I can answer that <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P><P>It's way easier to simply quickly upgrade one component due to a CVE than to plan the whole upgrade process of a distributed environment (especially that upgrading to x.0.0 versions is always risky and many admins tend to avoid it; and I can't blame them).</P> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:01:05 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603338#M25780 PickleRick 2022-06-27T08:01:05Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603717#M25799 <P>Hi <a href="https://community.splunk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/233960">@dm1</a>,</P><P>good for you, see next time!</P><P>Ciao and happy splunking</P><P>Giuseppe</P><P>P.S.: Karma Points are appreciated by all the contributors <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></P> Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:39:12 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603717#M25799 gcusello 2022-06-29T08:39:12Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603718#M25800 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.splunk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/233960">@dm1</a>,</P><P>good for you, see next time!</P><P>Ciao and happy splunking</P><P>Giuseppe</P><P>P.S.: Karma Points are appreciated by all the contributors <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></P> Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:39:48 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Deployment-Architecture/Can-monitoring-console-v9-x-support-search-peers-v8-1-5/m-p/603718#M25800 gcusello 2022-06-29T08:39:48Z