Upgrading Backup Exec on a Microsoft cluster

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
You can upgrade Backup Exec on the nodes in a cluster without taking the nodes out of the cluster.

Table: Upgrading Backup Exec on a Microsoft cluster

Step Action
Step 1 Select a node to upgrade and make that node the active Backup Exec cluster node.
Step 2 Run the Backup Exec installation program on the active node.
Step 3 Move the cluster group to the next node you want to upgrade, and then run the Backup Exec installation program on that node. All of the resources except for the disk should be offline when moved over to each node for upgrade.
Step 4 Repeat step 3 for each node in the cluster.
See Installing additional agents and features to the local Backup Exec server.