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What order should I upgrade in? (4.2)

bfaber
Communicator

I have indexers, search heads, and forwarders that I want to upgrade to 4.2. Is there a suggested order in doing such things? I was thinking: 1) indexers 2) search heads 3) forwarders.

Is this logical?

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ftk
Motivator

Your order sounds good to me.

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ftk
Motivator

Your order sounds good to me.

sloshburch
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

@jmulcaster_splunk posted an order-of-operations diagram with links to relevant 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?

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