Environment
- EDR Server: 6.x
- Standalone server
Objective
To upgrade a standalone on-prem CB Response server to the latest version.
Resolution
- Stop the VMware Carbon Black EDR services:
# service cb-enterprise stop
- Modify /etc/yum.repos.d/CarbonBlack.repo, set: (for specific version upgrades, please see release notes for baseurl)
baseurl=https://yum.distro.carbonblack.io/enterprise/stable/$releasever/$basearch/
- Get the latest yum repository:
# yum clean all
- Run:
# yum update cb-enterprise
- Run:
# /usr/share/cb/cbupgrade
- Follow all on-screen instructions to complete the upgrade.
- Start the EDR services:
# service cb-enterprise start
Additional Notes
- Prior to upgrading, verify your Linux OS is compatible with the latest version of EDR.
- A backup of the EDR Server is recommended prior to upgrading.
- Refer to the EDR Server/Cluster Management Guide for more details on the upgrade process.
- If during step 4 there is no error but no files are updated this may be because enabled=0 like this.
- When upgrading past 7.7.0 server version with an Event Forwarder
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