Start or stop the upgrader daemon​

Start or stop the upgrader daemon

Once the remote upgrader is installed, it runs as a Windows service and you can use your desired Windows tools to start or stop services.

Name Value
Service Name SplunkUpgrader
Service Display Name Splunk Remote Upgrader
Description Remotely upgrade Splunk Universal Forwarder on Windows

Service recovery works as follows:

  • The remote upgrader service automatically restarts when it stops.

  • The remote upgrader service stops without restart if the remote upgrader service stops 3 times in 60 seconds.