Install | Playbooks | 3.x#
Use this documentation to run the Ansible playbooks provided to install and upgrade EclecticIQ Intelligence Center (EIQ IC) versions 3.x.
2.x playbooks
EIQ IC 2.x uses a different playbook configuration. See the 2.x versions installation guidance.
Upgrade operating system
When upgrading an EclecticIQ Intelligence Center (EIQ IC) instance on hosts running older operating systems (such as CentOS 7 or RHEL 7), you must upgrade the operating system to Rocky Linux 8 or 9, or RHEL 8 or 9 before attempting to upgrade to EIQ IC 3.0 and newer.
See:
Rocky Linux’ documentation:
RHEL’s documentation:
Included in this section are the following documents:
The playbooks’ Changelog
Installation steps:
Prepare nodes
Follow instructions here to prepare your control node and managed nodes to install EIQ IC 3.x.Run the installation
Use the playbooks to perform a new install of EIQ IC.
Upgrade steps:
Prepare nodes
Ensure that your control node and managed nodes are aligned with the upgrade you’re planning.Back up data and configuration
Data directories and configuration backup solely for upgrade purposes.Run the upgrade
Use the installation playbooks to perform a new install of EIQ IC.
Deployment architecture guidance
See our documentation on deployment options for EIQ IC 3.x.