Upgrading the secondary server

You can upgrade the BigFix secondary server by copying the BigFix Server installer folder to the remote computer that is running the BigFix Server, replacing the file masthead.afxm in the installer folder with the updated masthead, and then running setup.exe.

1. Copy the BigFix Server installer folder to the remote BigFix Server computer. The default location of the BigFix Server installer folder is %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\BigFix Enterprise\BES Installers\Server.
   Note: If you have a remote database, prior to upgrading see Upgrading a BigFix Server with a remote database.
2. Replace the file masthead.afxm in the installer folder with the current deployment masthead. The replacement file can be downloaded from https://servername:port/masthead/masthead.afxm or copied from the BigFix Server computer, where it is named ActionSite.afxm and saved in the folder %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\BigFix Enterprise\BES Server. After placing the new file in the installer folder, ensure it is named masthead.afxm, renaming it if necessary.
3. Run the BigFix Server installer (setup.exe) on the BigFix Server computer.
   Note: Before starting to upgrade, the upgrade procedure runs a set of prerequisite checks. If any of them fails, you can do the required corrective actions and then rerun the upgrade procedure. For more information, see Upgrade prerequisite checks.
4. Follow the installer instructions to upgrade.
5. Run the Administration Tool BESAdmin.exe to distribute the updated license.