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is it possible to upgrading to lower versions during roll back? if not possible kindly help me for step by step procedure for rollback.

shivanandbm
Explorer

is it possible to upgrading to lower versions during roll back? if not possible kindly help me for step by step procedure for rollback.

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javiergn
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi,

You can normally downgrade by simply running untar of an older version on top of a stopped splunk directory.
Take a backup first of course.

Then start splunk.

See the following links in case it helps as this has been discussed before:

https://answers.splunk.com/answers/610290/downgrade-splunk-from-701-to-652.html
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/232223/is-there-a-command-to-downgrade-from-splunk-versio.html

Thanks,
J

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javiergn
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi,

You can normally downgrade by simply running untar of an older version on top of a stopped splunk directory.
Take a backup first of course.

Then start splunk.

See the following links in case it helps as this has been discussed before:

https://answers.splunk.com/answers/610290/downgrade-splunk-from-701-to-652.html
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/232223/is-there-a-command-to-downgrade-from-splunk-versio.html

Thanks,
J

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shivanandbm
Explorer

Thanks for you suggestion. i am bit confused i have red that splunk does not provide a means of downgrading to previous version . i tride with rpm it was not allowing me to install. please help me for downloading

rpm -Uvh splunk-7.0.3-fa31da744b51-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package splunk-7.1.0-2e75b3406c5b.x86_64 (which is newer than splunk-7.0.3-fa31da744b51.x86_64) is already installed

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javiergn
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Have you tried with:

rpm -Uvh --oldpackage splunk-7.0.3-fa31da744b51-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm

highsplunker
Contributor

Works perfectly, thanks a lot

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shivanandbm
Explorer

Thanks Mr J.It helps alot.

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