Repository and Clients best update practise

Deadline
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Hi there,

before blindly running the update of our 10.1.23.6 to the latest 10.3.0.9, is there anything I need to know to make this run as smooth as possible ?
It’s the first time I’m going to update Deadline after the initial install last year, so I’m a bit apprehensive about it. Last thing I want to do is kill our renderfarm.

  • Do I just install it over the current repository installation ?
  • Which settings do I need to configure to which values so that when I install, the Clients on workstations / rendernodes automatically get updated as well ?
  • Are there any other pitfalls I need to be aware of ?
  • I had a fix for 10.1.23.6 to ignore scripting listener popup, is that fixed properly in this release ? (See this post)
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Check out Upgrading or Downgrading Deadline — Deadline 10.3.0.9 documentation and Upgrading or Downgrading Deadline Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) — Deadline 10.3.0.9 documentation for steps on upgrading.

If you’ve got customized scripts be aware of this - Deadline 10.3.0.9 - Custom Plugins based of Python version less than 3.10 will break

And the 3dsmax fix you mention is in the 10.3 release.