Orchestrator Upgrade Guide - Containerized Deployment - Version 7.11.x

This article contains a summary of the NetWitness® Orchestrator Upgrade Guide for Containerized Deployments for Version 7.11. To see the full Release Notes, go to Attachments on this article and download the associated PDF.

Summary of the NetWitness® Orchestrator Upgrade Guide for Containerized Deployments for Version 7.11.x

This document will provide a quick summary of the items that can be found within the NetWitness® Orchestrator Upgrade Guide for Containerized Deployments for version 7.11.x.

Overview

This section provides a general overview of what is required to upgrade NetWitness® Orchestrator.

• Describes how to upgrade NetWitness® Orchestrator when running in a containerized deployment using Docker or Podman.
• Containerized deployment is the  standard method for production and non‑production systems.
• Tested on  AlmaLinux 9 and RHEL 8/9. RHEL 8 requires Podman; rootless Podman is recommended.

Upgrade Steps

This section provides step by step instructions for upgrading the environment.

• Step 1: Upgrade Docker files
• Step 2: Fix Shell Scripts
• Step 3: Configuration of Updates
• Step 4: Log into the ThreatConnect ECR
• Step 5: Stop and Remove existing Containers
• Step 6: Export Environment Variables
• Step 7: Start NetWitness Orchestrator Service
• Step 8: Restart and Monitor
• Step 9: Unset Environment Variables
• Step 10: Re-create the Search Index
• Step 11: Update the Search Index
• Step 12: Clean up old Container Images

Appendix

• Enable SAML
• Configure TLS in the Postgres Container
• Configure TLS in the Redis Container
• Change the UID for the Postgres Container
• Change the UID for the Redis Container
• Change the UID for the OpenSearch Container
• Change the UID for the ThreatConnect Containers
• Add Certificates
• Certificate Authority Signed Certificate
• Self-Signed Certificate

This article contains a summary of the NetWitness® Orchestrator Upgrade Guide for Containerized Deployments for Version 7.11. To see the full Release Notes, go to Attachments on this article and download the associated PDF.