AOSREL01-BP02 Regularly update your OpenSearch Service domain to the latest version
Keep your OpenSearch Service domain current by regularly updating it to the latest available version, which provides improved performance, issue resolution, and access to new features.
Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: Medium
Desired outcome: Your OpenSearch Service domain is updated to the latest available version.
Benefits of establishing this best practice: Keeping your OpenSearch Service domain up to date with the latest version can improve performance, resolve known issues with bug fixes, and unlock new features and capabilities.
Implementation guidance
OpenSearch releases new versions regularly. Always keep your domains updated to apply improvements to your domains.
Implementation steps
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Open the Amazon OpenSearch Service console.
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Select the domain name to open its configuration.
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Choose Actions, then Update, and select one of the following options:
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Apply update now: Immediately schedules the action to happen in the current hour if there's capacity available. If capacity isn't available, we provide other available time slots to choose from.
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Schedule it in off-peak window: Only available if the off-peak window is enabled for the domain. Schedules the update to take place during the domain's configured off-peak window. There's no guarantee that the update will happen during the next immediate window. Depending on capacity, it might happen in subsequent days. For more information, see Scheduling software updates during off-peak windows.
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Schedule for specific date and time: Schedules the update to take place at a specific date and time. If the time that you specify is unavailable for capacity reasons, you can select a different time slot.
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If you schedule the update for a later date (within or outside the domain's off-peak window), you can reschedule it at any time. For instructions, see Rescheduling actions.
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Choose Confirm.
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