BigFix 7.2.4.60 Upgrade Questions

Usage and Config Platform
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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

Hello -

I’m probably making this more difficult than it needs to be, but I have some question:

I’m currently at version 7.2.1.357 and I have read the instructions at http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/upgradebes.html as well as the three Fixlets that appear.

  1. Is it best to run the Fixlets or the downloaded install? My BESInstaller directory is not in the default location.

  2. If using Fixlets, of the two “Updated BES Server and BES Console Now Available! (Version 7.2.4.60)” and “Updated BES Installation Folders Now Available! (Version 7.2.4.60)”, which one should be run first? The later?

  3. The Fixlet instructions state to disable replication if using DSA (which I am). How do you do this?

Thank you.

-Ken

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(imported comment written by StacyLee)

It depends on what you want to to do or monitor the upgrade process. I have done both, I used to download manually the server upgrade manually so i could watch it. I ended going with using the fixlet and letting it go and it works fine. My install location for BES is on a different drive as well with no problems.

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(imported comment written by BenKus)

For mid-to-larger customers (20k+ agents), I usually recommend manually upgrading the server (and console on the server computer) because the server upgrade will sometimes take a while and the installer progress bar is heflpul… and then using the Fixlets for everything else…

For most other customers, the Fixlets work quite well and that is how I upgrade my deployment.

Ben

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Thanks. The Fixlet instructions state to disable replication prior to the upgrade if using DSA (which I am). How do I disable replication?

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(imported comment written by raju_pawar91)

I was using Big Fix 6.0 , Recently we have design and build new setup for Big Fix 7.0 . More than 10K client are running with 6.0 client please let me know how to upgrade client to 7.0 and new client will start reporting to Big Fix 7.0 master server.