In what order do we upgrade Splunk servers in our clustered environment from 6.3.0 to 6.4.1?

[jishelar]

Hi,

We are upgrading all of our Splunk components from Splunk 6.3.0 to 6.4.1.

Following are the servers in the clustered environment.
a) License server
b) Deployment server
c) Cluster Master
d) Search Head Cluster Deployer
e) Search Heads
f) Indexers
g) Forwarders

What is recommended order to upgrade the above servers?

Thanks,
Jitendra

[javiergn]

Hi,

See if my answer here helps: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/394837/in-what-order-do-we-upgrade-our-search-head-indexe.html

Thanks,
Javier

[jmulcaster_splu]

We've also posted an upgrade roadmap with links to the latest documentation to help with upgrade planning. Check it out and let us know if you find it helpful. What's the order of operations for upgrading Splunk Enterprise?