Upgrade guide for the Splunk App for AWS

When you upgrade from the 4.1.1 version to a 4.2.x version of the Splunk App for AWS, be aware of the following changes.

• The app no longer supports any versions of the Splunk platform prior to 6.3.0. If you were using the app on 6.2.X, upgrade your Splunk platform before upgrading to this version or stay on version 4.1.1.
• This version of the app requires Splunk Add-on for AWS 4.0.0 or later.
• The new inputs in this version of the app require additional setup and IAM permissions in the AWS Management Console.
• The Topology dashboard requires the use of the Python for Scientific Computing libraries. The dashboard will not function without them.
• This version of the app requires you to manually set a Region Category for all new AWS accounts: Global, GovCloud, or China. If you are using legacy accounts that do not already have a region category set or detected, the app displays an "invalid account detected" message on your Configure page. Edit these accounts by clicking their friendly name in the Accounts listing and selecting the appropriate region category. Until you adjust the accounts, any inputs that use the account cease collecting data until the Region Category is correctly set.

If you are upgrading from the 4.0.0 version directly to the 4.2.0 version of the Splunk App for AWS, see Upgrade guide for the Splunk App for AWS in the 4.1.0 version of the documentation for additional upgrade steps and new behavior to be aware of.

If you are upgrading from a pre-4.X version of the app, see Migrate from an unsupported version of the Splunk App for AWS in the version 4.0.0 documentation.