Splunk® User Behavior Analytics

Install and Upgrade Splunk User Behavior Analytics

This documentation does not apply to the most recent version of Splunk® User Behavior Analytics. For documentation on the most recent version, go to the latest release.

How to install or upgrade to this release of Splunk UBA

Splunk UBA 5.0.4.1 is a maintenance release containing fixed issues. Refer to the Fixed Issues in Splunk UBA in the Splunk User Behavior Analytics Release Notes for a summary of this information.

Install or upgrade to this release of Splunk UBA

Refer to the table for information about how to install or upgrade to this release of Splunk UBA.

Splunk UBA 5.0.0 requires files from the Splunk UBA 5.0.4 installation package in order to complete the installation on RHEL, OEL, or CentOS 7.8 or later. Follow the installation instructions carefully and make sure you do not skip the steps to obtain and extract files from the Splunk UBA 5.0.4 installation package. At the end of the installation, you will be running Splunk UBA 5.0.0. You can then upgrade to the appropriate Splunk UBA version.

Your current deployment How to get Splunk UBA 5.0.4.1
You are running Splunk UBA 5.0.0 or later.
  1. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.0.4.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites in The Splunk UBA 5.0.4 documentation for instructions.
  2. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.0.4.1.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites and overview for instructions.
You are running Splunk UBA version earlier than 5.0.0.
  1. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.0.0.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites in the Splunk UBA 5.0.0 documentation for instructions.
  2. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.0.4.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites in the release 5.0.4 documentation for instructions.
  3. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.0.4.1.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites and overview for instructions.
You are deploying Splunk UBA for the first time
  1. Install Splunk UBA 5.0.0. Follow the instructions in the Splunk UBA installation checklist in the Splunk UBA 5.0.0 documentation.
  2. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.0.4.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites in The Splunk UBA 5.0.4 documentation for instructions.
  3. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.0.4.1.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites and overview for instructions.

Splunk UBA upgrade and install path summary

The following table summarizes the installation and upgrade path required for Splunk UBA releases. For example:

  • To upgrade to 5.0.4.1 from 5.0.2 on RHEL, you must first upgrade to 5.0.4, then upgrade to 5.0.4.1.
  • If you are installing Splunk UBA for the first time on RHEL, you must first install 5.0.0, then upgrade to 5.0.4, then upgrade to 5.0.4.1.

Refer to the installation and upgrade documentation for each release to find instructions.

Splunk UBA Release Type of Release Date Released Upgrade Path Install Path
5.0.4.1 Patch February 16, 2021 Upgrade from 5.0.4

On RHEL, OEL, and CentOS systems:

  • Install 5.0.0
  • Upgrade to 5.0.4
  • Upgrade to 5.0.4.1

On AMI or OVA systems:

  • Install 5.0.3
  • Upgrade to 5.0.4
  • Upgrade to 5.0.4.1
5.0.4 Maintenance October 21, 2020 Upgrade from 5.0.0 or later

On RHEL, OEL, and CentOS systems:

  • Install 5.0.0
  • Upgrade to 5.0.4

On AMI or OVA systems:

  • Install 5.0.3
  • Upgrade to 5.0.4
5.0.3 Maintenance April 2, 2020
  • RHEL, OEL, and CentOS require 5.0.1 and the 5.0.3.1 installer
  • AMI or OVA systems can install release 5.0.3 directly
 On RHEL, OEL, and CentOS systems:
  • Install 5.0.0
  • Upgrade to 5.0.1, and optionally to 5.0.2
  • Upgrade to 5.0.3

On AMI or OVA systems, you can install 5.0.3 directly.

5.0.2 Content February 12, 2020 Upgrade from 5.0.1
  1. Install 5.0.0
  2. Upgrade to 5.0.1
  3. Upgrade to 5.0.2
5.0.1 Maintenance January 22, 2020 Upgrade from 5.0.0
  1. Install 5.0.0
  2. Upgrade to 5.0.1
5.0.0 Platform October 17, 2019 Upgrade from 4.3.1 or later You can install this version of Splunk UBA directly.
4.3.4 Content September 11, 2019 Upgrade from 4.3.1.1
  1. Install 4.3.0
  2. Upgrade to 4.3.1, and optionally to 4.3.2 or 4.3.3
  3. Upgrade to 4.3.1.1
  4. Upgrade to 4.3.4
4.3.1.1 Patch August 29, 2019 Upgrade from 4.3.1
  1. Install 4.3.0
  2. Upgrade to 4.3.1
  3. Upgrade to 4.3.1.1
4.3.3 Content August 8, 2019 Upgrade from 4.3.1 or 4.3.2
  1. Install 4.3.0
  2. Upgrade to 4.3.1, and optionally to 4.3.2
  3. Upgrade to 4.3.3
4.3.2 Content June 17, 2019 Upgrade from 4.3.1
  1. Install 4.3.0
  2. Upgrade to 4.3.1
  3. Upgrade to 4.3.2
4.3.1 Maintenance June 3, 2019 Upgrade from 4.3.0 Install 4.3.0, then upgrade to 4.3.1
4.3.0 Platform March 26, 2019 Upgrade from 4.2.1.1. Do not upgrade to release 4.3.0 without assistance from Splunk UB Professional Services. You can install this version of Splunk UBA directly.
Last modified on 22 September, 2021
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® User Behavior Analytics: 5.0.4.1

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