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# Upgrade the Live Backup Environment

Live Backup enables you to mirror your production server to a backup server. In a disaster recovery situation, you can easily convert your backup server to the production server. See [Disaster Recovery and Live Backup Overview](/xsoar-6-administrator-guide/6.14/onboard-cortex-xsoar/disaster-recovery-and-live-backup/disaster-recovery-and-live-backup-overview.md) for more details.

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### Caution

Before you begin, verify that your system meets the system requirements, including the required operating system.
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### Note

The **`-y`** flag answers all installer questions with y/yes and uses default settings, including accepting the Cortex XSOAR EULA. If you apply the **`-y`** flag when upgrading the Live Backup Environment, it will use **`/tmp`** as the backup directory. If there is insufficient space in the **`/tmp`** directory to back up the **`/var/lib/demisto/data`** directory, the upgrade will fail.
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Follow this procedure when upgrading your Cortex XSOAR version.

1. Stop the main Cortex XSOAR server and the DR Cortex XSOAR server by typing the following command.

   **`sudo systemctl stop demisto`**
2. Upgrade the DR Cortex XSOAR server.

   **`sudo ./demistoserver-X.sh -- -dr -y`**

   (Multi-tenant) - For multi-tenant deployments: sudo ./demistoserver-X.sh -- -multi-tenant -dr -y
3. Upgrade the main Cortex XSOAR server.

   **`sudo ./demistoserver-X.sh -- -y`**

   (Multi-tenant) - For multi-tenant deployments: sudo ./demistoserver-X.sh -- -multi-tenant -y
4. If the DR Cortex XSOAR server did not start, restart the DR Cortex XSOAR server.

   **`sudo systemctl start demisto`**
5. If the main Cortex XSOAR server did not start, restart the main Cortex XSOAR server.

   **`sudo systemctl start demisto`**


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