github.com/ranjib/nomad@v0.1.1-0.20160225204057-97751b02f70b/website/source/docs/upgrade/index.html.md (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "docs" 3 page_title: "Upgrade Nomad" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-upgrade-upgrading" 5 description: |- 6 Learn how to upgrade Nomad. 7 --- 8 9 # Upgrading Nomad 10 11 Both Nomad Clients and Servers are meant to be long-running processes that 12 maintain communication with each other. Nomad Servers maintain quorum with other 13 Servers and Clients are in constant communication with Servers. As such, care 14 should be taken to properly upgrade Nomad to ensure minimal service disruption. 15 16 This page documents how to upgrade Nomad when a new version is released. 17 18 ## Standard Upgrades 19 20 For upgrades we strive to ensure backwards compatibility. For most upgrades, the 21 process is simple. Assuming the current version of Nomad is A, and version B is 22 released. 23 24 1. On each server, install version B of Nomad. 25 26 2. Shut down version A, restart with version B on one server at a time. 27 28 3. You can run `nomad server-members` to ensure that all servers are 29 clustered and running the version B. 30 31 4. Once all the servers are upgraded, begin a rollout of clients following 32 the same process. 33 34 5. Done! You are now running the latest Nomad version. You can verify all 35 Clients joined by running `nomad node-status` and checking all the clients 36 are in a `ready` state.