From 815d9e316b3e5da1e3aefa1e4cf40dcf8e65b399 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kaarina Tungseth Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 10:16:55 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS] Updates 6.8 upgrade content (#56765) --- docs/setup/upgrade.asciidoc | 25 +++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/setup/upgrade.asciidoc b/docs/setup/upgrade.asciidoc index a43b94bf50942d..e04cdad6846b52 100644 --- a/docs/setup/upgrade.asciidoc +++ b/docs/setup/upgrade.asciidoc @@ -1,23 +1,21 @@ [[upgrade]] -== Upgrading Kibana +== Upgrading {kib} + +The upgrade process varies, depending on the version you're currently using. [IMPORTANT] =========================================== -Before upgrading Kibana: - -* Consult the <> docs. -* Test upgrades in a dev environment before upgrading your production servers. -* Backup your data using the Elasticsearch - {ref}/modules-snapshots.html[snapshots] feature. - You **cannot roll back** to an earlier version unless you have a backup of - your data. +Before you upgrade: + +* Consult the <>. +* Before you upgrade production servers, test upgrades in a dev environment. +* Back up your data with Elasticsearch {ref}/modules-snapshots.html[snapshots]. To roll back to an earlier version, you **must** have a backup of your data. * If you are using custom plugins, check that a compatible version is available. +* Shut down all {kib} nodes. Running more than one version against the same {es} index is unsupported. If you upgrade while older {kib} nodes are running, the upgrade can fail. =========================================== -Depending on which version of Kibana you're upgrading from, the upgrade process -will vary. Please consult the following table to determine which process you -should follow: +To determine the upgrade process to follow, refer to the table. [cols="<1m,<1m,3",options="header"] |======================================================================= @@ -31,8 +29,7 @@ should follow: |6.x |6.y |<> (where `y > x`) |======================================================================= -NOTE: Saved searches, visualizations, and dashboards created in Kibana 4.x or 5.x -can be generally imported into 6.x. +NOTE: Saved searches, visualizations, and dashboards created in {kib} 4.x or 5.x can be generally imported into 6.x. include::upgrade/upgrade-standard.asciidoc[]