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Check Point opsec lea upgrade v3.1 to v4.1

sassens1
Path Finder

Hello,

I'm actually using the TA version 3.1 with one CMA. The TA is installed on a forwarder node.
I'd like to upgrade to version4.1 but it is stated in the installation doc:
"You cannot upgrade from a previous version of the add-on. You must remove the previous version of the add-on before installing the new version."
So per my understanding I cannot upgrade without stopping indexing logs during the process, correct?
Perhaps I can install the new version on another forwarder, establish the SIC with the CMA and failover to this new node?

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mreynov_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Here is the migration guide from 3.1 to 4 for reference:

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/AddOns/released/OPSEC-LEA/Releasehistory#Migration_guide

Ensure appropriate starttime is set for a smoother transition!

hunters_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Hi sassens1,

Yes, you are basically right. OPSEC LEA Add-on 4.x is installed in a different folder (Splunk_TA_checkpoint-opseclea) than version 3.x, so installing 4.x is tantamount to installing a new add-on. Also, the internal data processing logic has changed in 4.X.
So, you need to either uninstall or disable the older version of OPSEC LEA Add-on and install the new 4.X version. If you keep the older version running, there will be duplicate input data.

Hope it helps. Thanks!
Hunter

sassens1
Path Finder

Hi,

thanks for your answer. So if I have both version running at the same time I'll have duplicate log indexing. OK so perhaps that's a better solution than just disabling/uninstalling v3 and enabling v4. It will last only the time to switch from v3 to v4 a couple of minutes I suppose.
I'd like to ensure a smooth migration without loosing logs.
What do you think?

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mreynov_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Here is the migration guide from 3.1 to 4 for reference:

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/AddOns/released/OPSEC-LEA/Releasehistory#Migration_guide

Ensure appropriate starttime is set for a smoother transition!

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