Upgrading on Windows systems
Before you begin
- Carefully review the minimum OS requirements and Database requirements for the BigFix Server.
- Ensure that the current version you are upgrading from is at Version 10.0.7 or later.
- If you are using MS SQL Always On Availability Group, you must temporarily disable the feature.
- The BigFix servers and consoles. These components must match their versions and must be upgraded at the same time (consoles with a version earlier than or later than the server version are not allowed to connect to the server and database).
- The BigFix relays
- The BigFix agents.
server version >= relay version >= client version
As a best practice, follow the instructions provided in Running backup and restore to make a recovery copy of your BigFix Server environment and to ensure that, if needed, you can run the rollback.
For upgrading a DSA environment, or an environment having remote database, or remote components, see Manual upgrade.