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Help with upgrading Splunk Enterprise standalone version 6.4.2 to 7.3 version

balamuruganm7
New Member

Hi Team,

We are running standalone Splunk Enterprise version 6.4.2 and we are planning to upgrade the latest version, Kindly help on step by step procedure.

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DenM
Explorer

Hello,

Splunk Enterprise and Universal Forwarders must be version 6.6.x or higher to upgrade to version 7.3. List all apps and addons et prepare you step-by-step upgrading plan.

Below are the steps to upgrade:

First refer:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Installation/AboutupgradingREADTHISFIRST

upgrade Splunk Enterprise to a compatible version. Refer:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Installation/HowtoupgradeSplunk

Prepare carefully your step-by-step doc, Review, upgrade, and deploy add-ons.

Also, read the docs carefully before upgrading. 🙂

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