Installing a farm upgrade on multiple machines

A farm typically consists of a primary machine and one or more additional machines. This is an overview of the process to upgrade a farm that runs on multiple machines:
  1. Install the new version of the Setup_dEPM_Services.exe file on all the machines that are part of the farm.
    Note: Ensure that you update all machines with the same new version. All services must have a matching build version. On each machine, manually install the update or patch by running Setup_dEPM_Services.exe. You can use the individual service installers to upgrade only the services installed on your machine.
  2. On the primary machine, run the configuration with the Service Expert. This upgrades the system databases.
  3. On each additional machine, complete the configuration with the Service Expert.
  4. On the primary machine, continue the installation in the Farm Expert. Close the Service Expert, optionally selecting the option to launch the Farm Expert.
  5. When prompted, restart Dashboards Service worker on the primary machine, and on any other farm that have the system databases installed.
  6. On the primary machine, complete the configuration in the Farm Expert.
    For details on the initial installation procedure for multiple machines, see "Installation procedure for multiple machines".