Installation

Error while upgrading Splunk Enterprise 7.2.4.2 to 8.0.5

Silek
Explorer

Hello everyone,


I am trying to upgrade my all-in-one Splunk Enterprise which is actually in version 7.2.4.2 to the latest version 8.0.5.

According to the documentation here: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Installation/HowtoupgradeSplunk
I can do it without any mid upgrade.

I tried to upgrade according to this documentation: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/installation/UpgradeonWindows

I checked with the App "Splunk Platform Upgrade Readiness App", I do not have any critical points. Only warning which I can handle right after updating.

Here now what I am doing in order to upgrade my Splunk Enterprise.

I downloaded the latest version on https://splunk.com/downloads and then stop the entire Splunk with the command : "$SPLUNK_HOME$/bin/splunk stop" to be sure that nothing can create a conflict during the upgrade (according to the official documentation it is not mandatory contrary to a Linux server).

My Splunk is installed on an attached drive which is located in "S:\", I modified my props.conf in order to change the environment variable $SPLUNK_HOME$.

Through both method (GUI and CLI) it is returning these screens:
I read on other posts to run as admin the CLI and used this command:

msiexec.exe /i splunk-8.0.5-a1a6394cc5ae-x64-release.msi /l*v S:\TEMP\Splunkinstall.log INSTALL_DIR="S:\Splunk"


I am trying to upgrade with the same local admin account that I used on my first installation.

I guess the wizard detected that a Splunk is already installed because I only have these 2 screens:

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And here is this pop-up error which is displaying 3 times in a row:

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Then it starting to "Copying new files" in the C:\ hard drive (where my OS is installed)

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The log file generated through the installation is very verbose but I did not find anything interesting in it when the pop-up "installation failed" happened.

Do I need to overwrite my "S:\Splunk" folder with the "C:\Program Files\Splunk"?
I guess that this installer is made in order to avoid this messy upgrade.


What can I do in order to upgrade my Splunk installed in my "S:\" hard drive?

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