https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/How-to-back-up-Splunk-files/m-p/442659#M8708 <P>For backing up splunk data, do i Just copy all the files in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/ directory then replace it once a new installation was done?</P> Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:29:53 GMT mdmaala 2019-03-18T02:29:53Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/How-to-back-up-Splunk-files/m-p/442659#M8708 <P>For backing up splunk data, do i Just copy all the files in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/ directory then replace it once a new installation was done?</P> Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:29:53 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/How-to-back-up-Splunk-files/m-p/442659#M8708 mdmaala 2019-03-18T02:29:53Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/How-to-back-up-Splunk-files/m-p/442660#M8709 <P>Are you installing to the same host, or different? Note that /etc/system/local can contain hostnames which may need to change.</P> <P>In theory, you can install a new version of Splunk over the top of an existing one. Also, depending on the size/maturity of your deployment, you should be looking at deployment servers (<A href="https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.4/Updating/Aboutdeploymentserver">https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.4/Updating/Aboutdeploymentserver</A> ) to manage the config on your environment.</P> Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:47:26 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/How-to-back-up-Splunk-files/m-p/442660#M8709 sduff_splunk 2019-03-18T02:47:26Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/How-to-back-up-Splunk-files/m-p/442661#M8710 <P>I see. yes, I am installing on the same host. </P> Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:18:57 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Installation/How-to-back-up-Splunk-files/m-p/442661#M8710 mdmaala 2019-03-18T03:18:57Z