Orchestrator Upgrade Guide - Containerized Deployment - 7.10.x

This article contains a summary of the NetWitness® Orchestrator 7.10.x Upgrade Guide for Containerized Deployment. To see the full guide, go to Attachments on this article and download the associated PDF.

Summary of the NetWitness® Orchestrator 7.10.x Upgrade Guide for Containerized Deployments

The document is a technical upgrade guide for NetWitness® Orchestrator software version 7.10.x, detailing the steps for upgrading a containerized deployment using Docker® or Podman. 

This guide outlines the steps necessary to upgrade NetWitness® Orchestrator in a containerized environment using Docker® or Podman. ​

• The upgrade applies to all Docker and Podman deployments.
• Important files to back up include nginx.conf, opensearch_internal_users.yml, postgres.conf, and redis.conf. ​
• The upgrade process includes steps for upgrading Docker files, fixing shell scripts, restoring environment files, and updating version variables.

Upgrade Steps

This section provides a quick view of the steps needed to upgrade NetWitness® Orchestrator.

• Step 1: Upgrade the Docker Files.
• Step 2: Fix the shell script permissions.
• Step 3: Configuration updates (7.10.x to current 7.10.x) and (pre-7.10 to 7.10 current)
• Step 4: Log into the Elastic Content Repository (ECR).
• Step 5: Stop and remove containers.
• Step 6: Export the environment variables.
• Step 7: Start Orchestrator services.
• Step 8: Restart and Monitor environment.
• Step 9: Unset environment variables.
• Step 10: Re-create the Search Index.
• Step 11: Update the Search Index.
• Step 12: Clean up all the old container images.

Appendix Items

• Enable SAML.
• Configure TLS in Postgres and Redis Containers.
• Change the UID for Postgres, Redis, and Orchestrator containers.
• Add custom certificates.
• How to create Certificate Authority Signed Certificates or Self-Signed Certificates.
• Orchestrator Changelog

For More Information:
For Release Notes and Documentation on NetWitness® Orchestrator 7.10.x, please visit our NetWitness® Orchestrator page on the NetWitness® Community.
For data sheets and other similar content, visit the Security Automation and Orchestration page on NetWitness.com.

This article contains a summary of the NetWitness® Orchestrator 7.10.x Upgrade Guide for Containerized Deployment. To see the full guide, go to Attachments on this article and download the associated PDF.