Downloading the installation packages and getting all the files on the first server node

Overview of downloading installation packages and staging all files on the first server node for an Automation Suite upgrade.

Step 1.1: Preparing the installation folder

Create the installation folder by running the following command on the server node on which you plan to execute the upgrade. The upgrade process moves the files from the following location to the appropriate location.

sudo su -
mkdir -p /opt/UiPathAutomationSuite/latest

Note:

If you already performed an upgrade on the same cluster and you have a pre-existing latest folder, rename it to a different name before proceeding.

Note:

The upgrade process uses the /opt/UiPathAutomationSuite/<version>/installer directory for internal operations. Do not create this file path and download the upgrade packages to this directory.

Step 1.2: Downloading the installation packages

The following table lists the required installation package, download instructions, and the expected location on the server node.

Required package	Download instructions	Location
as-installer.zip	Refer to as-installer.zip for download instructions.	On the first server node, on which you plan to trigger the upgrade. Preferred location: /opt/UiPathAutomationSuite/latest/

Note:

You must perform this step on a machine with Internet access, as follows:

• Online installation - You can download the file on the Automation Suite machines.
• Offline installation - You need a temporary management machine with internet access to download the file and then transfer it to the Automation Suite machines.

Based on your configuration, you may need to download additional packages. For download instructions, refer to Installation packages download links.

Step 1.3: Unzipping the installation packages

Unzip the installation packages on all the Automation Suite machines by running the following command:

cd /opt/UiPathAutomationSuite/latest
unzip as-installer.zip -d installer
chmod 755 -R /opt/UiPathAutomationSuite/latest/installer

Verify the uipathctl version by running the following command:

cd /opt/UiPathAutomationSuite/latest/installer
./bin/uipathctl version

Note:

If you perform the steps described on this page, the installer files are extracted to the /opt/UiPathAutomationSuite/<version>/installer folder. All our installation instructions assume that you use this folder, so we recommend using it as well.