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Installing X-Packedit

To use X-Pack you need:

You must run the version of X-Pack that matches the version of Elasticsearch you are running.

X-Pack also provides a monitoring UI for Logstash.

To install X-Pack:

  1. Install X-Pack on Elasticsearch
  2. Install X-Pack on Kibana
  3. Install X-Pack on Logstash

The X-Pack installation scripts require direct internet access to download and install X-Pack. If your servers don’t have internet access, you can manually download the X-Pack zip file and transfer it to a temporary directory on the offline machines. The plugins for Elasticsearch, Kibana and Logstash are all included in a single zip file. For more information about installing X-Pack on offline machines, see the product-specific X-Pack installation instructions.

Enabling and Disabling X-Pack Featuresedit

By default, all X-Pack features are enabled. You can enable or disable specific X-Pack features in the elasticsearch.yml, kibana.yml, and logstash.yml configuration files.

Setting Description

xpack.graph.enabled

Set to false to disable X-Pack graph features.

xpack.ml.enabled

Set to false to disable X-Pack machine learning features.

xpack.monitoring.enabled

Set to false to disable X-Pack monitoring features.

xpack.reporting.enabled

Set to false to disable X-Pack reporting features.

xpack.security.enabled

Set to false to disable X-Pack security features.

xpack.watcher.enabled

Set to false to disable Watcher.

For more information about which settings exist in each configuration file, see X-Pack Settings.

Upgrading X-Packedit

To upgrade X-Pack:

  1. Stop Elasticsearch.

  2. Uninstall X-Pack from Elasticsearch:

    bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove x-pack

  3. Install the new version of X-Pack into Elasticsearch.

    bin/elasticsearch-plugin install x-pack

  4. Restart Elasticsearch.

    If you’re upgrading a production cluster, perform a rolling upgrade to ensure recovery is as quick as possible. Rolling upgrades are supported when upgrading to a new minor version. A full cluster restart is required when upgrading to a new major version.

  5. Uninstall X-Pack from Kibana:

    bin/kibana-plugin remove x-pack

  6. Install the new version of X-Pack into Kibana.

    bin/kibana-plugin install x-pack
  7. Restart Kibana.

Uninstalling X-Packedit

To uninstall X-Pack:

  1. Stop Elasticsearch.

  2. Remove X-Pack from Elasticsearch:

    bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove x-pack
  3. Restart Elasticsearch.

  4. Remove X-Pack from Kibana:

    bin/kibana-plugin remove x-pack
  5. Restart Kibana.

  6. Remove X-Pack from Logstash:

    bin/logstash-plugin remove x-pack
  7. Restart Logstash.
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