Upgrading Elastic Stack basic license

Preparing Elastic Stack

1. Stop the services:

   Systemd

   SysV Init

   # systemctl stop filebeat
   # systemctl stop kibana
   

   # service filebeat stop
   # service kibana stop
   

2. Add the Elastic Stack repository:

   Yum

   APT

   ZYpp

   1. Import the GPG key:

      # rpm --import https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch
      

   2. Add the repository:

      # cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/elastic.repo << EOF
      [elasticsearch-7.x]
      name=Elasticsearch repository for 7.x packages
      baseurl=https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/yum
      gpgcheck=1
      gpgkey=https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch
      enabled=1
      autorefresh=1
      type=rpm-md
      EOF
      

   1. Install the GPG key:

      # curl -s https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | apt-key add -
      

   2. Add the repository:

      # echo "deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/elastic-7.x.list
      

   3. Update the package information:

      # apt-get update
      

   1. Import the GPG key:

      # rpm --import https://packages.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch
      

   2. Add the repository:

      # cat > /etc/zypp/repos.d/elastic.repo <<\EOF
      [elasticsearch-7.x]
      name=Elasticsearch repository for 7.x packages
      baseurl=https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/yum
      gpgcheck=1
      gpgkey=https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch
      enabled=1
      autorefresh=1
      type=rpm-md
      EOF
      

3. Before the upgrade process it is important to ensure that the Wazuh repository is disabled, as it contains Filebeat packages used by Open Distro for Elasticsearch distribution, which might be accidentally installed instead of the Elastic package. In case of having enabled the Wazuh repository it can be disabled using:

Yum

APT

ZYpp

# sed -i "s/^enabled=1/enabled=0/" /etc/yum.repos.d/wazuh.repo

# sed -i "s/^deb/#deb/" /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wazuh.list
# apt-get update

# sed -i "s/^enabled=1/enabled=0/" /etc/zypp/repos.d/wazuh.repo

Upgrading Elasticsearch

This guide explains how to perform a rolling upgrade, which allows you to shut down one node at a time for minimal disruption of service. The cluster remains available throughout the process.

In the commands below 127.0.0.1 IP address is used. If Elasticsearch is bound to a specific IP address, replace 127.0.0.1 with your Elasticsearch IP. If using http, the option -k must be omitted and if not using user/password authentication, -u must be omitted.

1. Disable shard allocation:

   curl -X PUT "https://127.0.0.1:9200/_cluster/settings"  -u <username>:<password> -k -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d'
   {
     "persistent": {
       "cluster.routing.allocation.enable": "primaries"
     }
   }
   '
   

2. Stop non-essential indexing and perform a synced flush:

   curl -X POST "https://127.0.0.1:9200/_flush/synced" -u <username>:<password> -k
   

3. Shut down a single node:

   Systemd

   SysV Init

   # systemctl stop elasticsearch
   

   # service elasticsearch stop
   

4. Upgrade the node you shut down:

   Yum

   APT

   ZYpp

   # yum install elasticsearch-7.9.3
   

   # apt-get install elasticsearch=7.9.3
   

   # zypper update elasticsearch-7.9.3
   

5. Restart the service:

   Systemd

   SysV Init

   # systemctl daemon-reload
   # systemctl enable elasticsearch
   # systemctl start elasticsearch
   

   Choose one option according to the OS used:

   1. Debian based OS

   # update-rc.d elasticsearch defaults 95 10
   # service elasticsearch start
   

   2. RPM based OS

   # chkconfig --add elasticsearch
   # service elasticsearch start
   

6. Start the newly-upgraded node and confirm that it joins the cluster by checking the log file or by submitting a _cat/nodes request:

   curl -X GET "https://127.0.0.1:9200/_cat/nodes" -u <username>:<password> -k
   

7. Reenable shard allocation:

   curl -X PUT "https://127.0.0.1:9200/_cluster/settings" -u <username>:<password> -k -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d'
   {
     "persistent": {
       "cluster.routing.allocation.enable": "all"
     }
   }
   '
   

8. Before upgrading the next node, wait for the cluster to finish shard allocation:

   curl -X GET "https://127.0.0.1:9200/_cat/health?v" -u <username>:<password> -k
   

9. Repeat the steps for every Elasticsearch node.

Upgrading Filebeat

The following steps needs to be run in the Wazuh server or servers in case of Wazuh multi-node cluster.

1. Upgrade Filebeat:

   Yum

   APT

   ZYpp

   # yum install filebeat-7.9.3
   

   # apt-get install filebeat=7.9.3
   

   # zypper update filebeat-7.9.3
   

2. Download the alerts template for Elasticsearch:

   # curl -so /etc/filebeat/wazuh-template.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wazuh/wazuh/v4.0.4/extensions/elasticsearch/7.x/wazuh-template.json
   # chmod go+r /etc/filebeat/wazuh-template.json
   

3. Download the Wazuh module for Filebeat:

   # curl -s https://packages.wazuh.com/4.x/filebeat/wazuh-filebeat-0.1.tar.gz | sudo tar -xvz -C /usr/share/filebeat/module
   

4. Edit the /etc/filebeat/filebeat.yml configuration file. Replace YOUR_ELASTIC_SERVER_IP with the IP address or the hostname of the Elasticsearch server. For example:

   output.elasticsearch.hosts: ['http://YOUR_ELASTIC_SERVER_IP:9200']
   

5. Restart Filebeat:

   Systemd

   SysV Init

   # systemctl daemon-reload
   # systemctl enable filebeat
   # systemctl start filebeat
   

   Choose one option according to the OS used:

   1. Debian based OS

   # update-rc.d filebeat defaults 95 10
   # service filebeat start
   

   2. RPM based OS

   # chkconfig --add filebeat
   # service filebeat start
   

6. Upload the new Wazuh template to Elasticsearch. This step can be omitted in Wazuh single-node installations:

# filebeat setup --index-management -E output.logstash.enabled=false

Upgrading Kibana

Copy the Wazuh Kibana plugin configuration file to its new location. This step is not needed for upgrades from 3.12.x to latest:

For upgrades from 3.11.x to latest

For upgrades from 3.10.x or older to latest

Create the new directory and copy the Wazuh Kibana plugin configuration file:

# mkdir -p /usr/share/kibana/optimize/wazuh/config
# cp /usr/share/kibana/plugins/wazuh/wazuh.yml /usr/share/kibana/optimize/wazuh/config/wazuh.yml

Create the new directory and copy the Wazuh Kibana plugin configuration file:

# mkdir -p /usr/share/kibana/optimize/wazuh/config
# cp /usr/share/kibana/plugins/wazuh/config.yml /usr/share/kibana/optimize/wazuh/config/wazuh.yml

Edit the /usr/share/kibana/optimize/wazuh/config/wazuh.yml configuration file and add to the end of the file the following default structure to define an Wazuh API entry:

hosts:
  - <id>:
     url: http(s)://<api_url>
     port: <api_port>
     user: <api_user>
     password: <api_password>

The following values need to be replaced:

• <id>: an arbitrary ID.

• <api_url>: url of the Wazuh API.

• <api_port>: port.

• <api_user>: credentials to authenticate.

• <api_password>: credentials to authenticate.

In case of having more Wazuh API entries, each of them must be added manually.

1. Replace the value user by username and set the username and password as wazuh in the file /usr/share/kibana/optimize/wazuh/config/wazuh.yml:

   hosts:
     - default:
         url: https://localhost
         port: 55000
         username: wazuh
         password: wazuh
         run_as: false
   

2. Remove the Wazuh Kibana plugin:

   # cd /usr/share/kibana/
   # sudo -u kibana bin/kibana-plugin remove wazuh
   

3. Upgrade Kibana:

   Yum

   APT

   ZYpp

   # yum install kibana-7.9.3
   

   # apt-get install kibana=7.9.3
   

   # zypper update kibana=7.9.3
   

4. Remove generated bundles and the wazuh-registry.json file:

   # rm -rf /usr/share/kibana/optimize/bundles
   # rm -f /usr/share/kibana/optimize/wazuh/config/wazuh-registry.json
   

5. Update file permissions. This will prevent errors when generating new bundles or updating the Wazuh Kibana plugin:

   # chown -R kibana:kibana /usr/share/kibana/optimize
   # chown -R kibana:kibana /usr/share/kibana/plugins
   

6. Install the Wazuh Kibana plugin:

   # cd /usr/share/kibana/
   # sudo -u kibana /usr/share/kibana/bin/kibana-plugin install https://packages.wazuh.com/4.x/ui/kibana/wazuh_kibana-4.0.4_7.9.3-1.zip
   

7. Update configuration file permissions:

   # sudo chown kibana:kibana /usr/share/kibana/optimize/wazuh/config/wazuh.yml
   # sudo chmod 600 /usr/share/kibana/optimize/wazuh/config/wazuh.yml
   

8. For installations on Kibana 7.6.x version and higher, it is recommended to increase the heap size of Kibana to ensure the Kibana's plugins installation:

   # cat >> /etc/default/kibana << EOF
   NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=2048"
   EOF
   

9. Link Kibana’s socket to privileged port 443:

   # setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /usr/share/kibana/node/bin/node
   

10. Restart Kibana:

    Systemd

    SysV Init

    # systemctl daemon-reload
    # systemctl enable kibana
    # systemctl start kibana
    

    Choose one option according to the OS used:

    1. Debian based OS

    # update-rc.d kibana defaults 95 10
    # service kibana start
    

    2. RPM based OS

    # chkconfig --add kibana
    # service kibana start
    

11. Once Kibana is accesible, remove the wazuh-alerts-3.x-* index pattern. Since Wazuh 4.0 it has been replaced by wazuh-alerts-* , it is necessary to remove the old pattern in order for the new one to take its place.

    # curl 'https://<kibana_ip>:<kibana_port>/api/saved_objects/index-pattern/wazuh-alerts-3.x-*' -X DELETE  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'kbn-version: 7.9.3' -k -uelastic:<elastic_password>
    

    If you have a custom index pattern, be sure to replace it accordingly.

12. Clean the browser's cache and cookies.

Next step

The next step consists on upgrading the Wazuh agents.