https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/Splunk-How-to-backup-restore-Splunk-s-data/m-p/501088#M8413 <P>Hello,<BR /> Pls advise how one can backup from an existing splunk (7.0) and restore the saved splunk's data to another new splunk (latest version). I can schedule a shutdown for the backup/restore. Thanks</P> Wed, 05 Feb 2020 04:26:19 GMT htkwan 2020-02-05T04:26:19Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/Splunk-How-to-backup-restore-Splunk-s-data/m-p/501088#M8413 <P>Hello,<BR /> Pls advise how one can backup from an existing splunk (7.0) and restore the saved splunk's data to another new splunk (latest version). I can schedule a shutdown for the backup/restore. Thanks</P> Wed, 05 Feb 2020 04:26:19 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/Splunk-How-to-backup-restore-Splunk-s-data/m-p/501088#M8413 htkwan 2020-02-05T04:26:19Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/Splunk-How-to-backup-restore-Splunk-s-data/m-p/501089#M8414 <P>Hi @htkwan,<BR /> if you want to upgrade an existing installation, you could backup your data and installation for sure and then upgrade your Splunk installation to the new version.<BR /> If instead you want to copy installation to a new instance, make restore of the backupped instace (changing hostnames) and then upgrade to the latest version.<BR /> In other words, the best approach is to make backup and restore of the old versione and to leave Splunk automatic procedure to upgrade installation.<BR /> You could also copy some file of $SPLUNK_HOME/etc from the old to the new installation, but I don't like it!</P> <P>Ciao.<BR /> Giuseppe</P> Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:23:31 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/Splunk-How-to-backup-restore-Splunk-s-data/m-p/501089#M8414 gcusello 2020-02-05T12:23:31Z