Can monitoring console v9.x support search peers v8.1.5 ?

[dm1]

Our monitoring console is also acting as a deployment server.

As per SVD-2022-0608 vulnerability, we need to upgrade our deployment server to v9.x, however, considering its sharing the role of monitoring console as well, I was wondering whether MC supports compability with peers v8.1.5 ?

From the docs, it states

The search head must be at the same or a higher level than the search peers. 

So it looks like it may be possible.

Can someone please advise if there would be any issues with this ?

[gcusello · Accepted solution]

Hi @dm1,

in general, if your Deployment Server has to manage many clients it isn't a good idea to use it also for another role, even if the Monitor Console.

Anyway, as you said, the MC is a Search Head and it has to te have a release equal or greter than the Search peers.

There shouldn't be any problem, is this a your doubt before the upgrade or have you an issue?

Ciao.

Giuseppe

[gcusello]

Hi @dm1,

good for you, see next time!

Ciao and happy splunking

Giuseppe

P.S.: Karma Points are appreciated by all the contributors 😉

[gcusello]

Hi @dm1,

good for you, see next time!

Ciao and happy splunking

Giuseppe

P.S.: Karma Points are appreciated by all the contributors 😉

[dm1]

Our Dep Server does'n't have more than 30 clients, so all good.

Yes, it was just my doubt.

[gcusello]

Hi @dm1,

in this case there isn't any problem.

Only one final doubt: why do you want to upgrade only DS and not also Search peers?

it's always a best practice to have the same version in all components, the rule of greater version is usually only for special or temporary conditions, usually the version is the same.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

[PickleRick]

I can answer that 🙂

It's way easier to simply quickly upgrade one component due to a CVE than to plan the whole upgrade process of a distributed environment (especially that upgrading to x.0.0 versions is always risky and many admins tend to avoid it; and I can't blame them).