Splunk® Universal Forwarder

Splunk Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders

Supported universal forwarder versions

Note the following for the supported universal forwarders:

  • The Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders is only supported on Linux.
  • The Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders is supported on Universal Forwarder version 9.0 and higher. The oldest version from which you can upgrade your Universal Forwarder using the Remote Upgrader is 8.0.
  • The Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders can upgrade to the same version or downgrade to another version. This means that you can use it to reinstall a version that resets your installation while preserving the data in your local folder.
  • The Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders needs to be installed in each host that runs your universal forwarders.
  • The Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders only supports universal forwarders signed with x509 certificates. See Signature validation for more information.
Last modified on 24 January, 2025
About the Splunk Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders   Prerequisites

This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Universal Forwarder: 1.0.0, 8.2.11, 8.2.12, 9.0.5, 9.0.6, 9.0.7, 9.0.8, 9.0.9, 9.0.10, 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.1.4, 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 9.2.3, 9.2.4, 9.3.0, 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.4.0

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