Site upgrade fails with error "The service instance is already registered with the configuration service"
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Article ID: CTX200446
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Description
- When launching Citrix Studio, a prompt to perform a Mandatory Upgrade appear after asking if the License server is compatible.
- On clicking Start the automatic upgrade, the following error message appears: "The service instance is already registered with the configuration service"

Environment
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Resolution
Run the following commands in Powershell:
Note 1:
If snap-ins have not been previously added, it is required to run the
asnp citrix* command first before running the following Powershell commands:
- Get-ConfigRegisteredServiceInstance -ServiceType "Broker" | Unregister-ConfigRegisteredServiceInstance
- Get-BrokerServiceInstance | Register-ConfigServiceInstance (on each controller).
- Reboot all DDCS
- Click the Start the automatic Site upgrade button in Studio again.
Note 2:
Do take a back up of the database before running the upgrade.
Problem Cause
The broker service instance has not been registered correctly to configuration service.
Issue/Introduction
Site upgrade fails with error "The service instance is already registered with the configuration service"
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