# Create Remote Upgrade Tasks

Create a Task for remotely upgrading the software on selected engines.

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For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Select Configuration, then browse to Administration.
2. Right-click Tasks, then select New > Remote Upgrade Task.
3. Give the Task a descriptive Name and optionally a free-form Comment.
4. Select the upgrade Operation:
   - Remote Upgrade (transfer + activate) — Loads the new configuration and reboots the node.
   - Remote Upgrade (transfer) — Loads the new configuration without rebooting the node.
   - Remote Upgrade (activate) — Reboots the node to activate a previously loaded configuration.
   CAUTION:
   Do not activate the new configuration simultaneously on all nodes of a cluster. If you want to schedule a Remote Upgrade Task for several nodes, create two separate Remote Upgrade Tasks: one to transfer the new configuration and another to activate it. Schedule the Activate Task to run only after the Transfer Task is complete.
5. Select the engines that you want to upgrade from the list on the left, then click Add.
   The selected engines are added to the list on the right.
6. Select the correct previously imported Engine Upgrade file for the upgrade.
7. Click OK.
   The new Remote Upgrade Task is added to the list of Task Definitions.

## Remote Upgrade Task Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to remotely upgrade the software on the selected engines.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Name | Specifies the Remote Upgrade Task name.
Comment | An optional comment for your own reference.
Operation | Remote Upgrade (transfer + activate) — The package is transferred and activated. Remote Upgrade (transfer) — The package is transferred only. Remote Upgrade (activate) — The package is activated only.
Nodes | Shows the engines that you can upgrade.
Search | Opens a search field for the selected element list.
Up | Navigates up one level in the navigation hierarchy. Not available at the top level of the navigation hierarchy.
Tools | New — Creates an element of the specified type. Show Deleted Elements — Shows elements that have been moved to the Trash.
Add | Adds the selected engines to the Target list.
Remove | Removes the selected engines from the Target list.
Target | Shows the engines that you have selected.
Engine Upgrade | Shows the selected engine upgrade image.
Select | Opens the Select Element dialog box. Select the upgrade package you have imported.
Information | Shows information about the upgrade package.