How to install or upgrade to this release of Splunk UBA

Splunk UBA 5.2.1 is a maintenance and patch release.

  • See What's new in version 5.2.1 in the Splunk User Behavior Analytics Release Notes manual for a summary of new features and enhancements.
  • See Fixed Issues in Splunk UBA in the Splunk User Behavior Analytics Release Notes manual for a summary of the issues fixed in this release.

Install or upgrade to this release of Splunk UBA

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

CAUTION: Upgrading to Splunk UBA version 5.2.1 for AMI or OVA also requires you upgrade to Ubuntu version 20.04.
Your current deployment Your operating system How to get Splunk UBA 5.2.1
You are running Splunk UBA 5.2.0 Any Upgrade to Splunk UBA version 5.2.1.
You are running Splunk UBA 5.1.0 or 5.1.0.1. Any Upgrade to Splunk UBA version 5.2.0.
You are running Splunk UBA 5.0.5 or 5.0.5.1 Any Upgrade to Splunk UBA version 5.2.0.
You are running a Splunk UBA release lower than 5.0.5 RHEL
OEL
  1. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.0.5.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites in the Splunk UBA 5.0.5 documentation for instructions.
  2. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.2.0.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites for instructions.
AMI or OVA
  1. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.0.5.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites in the Splunk UBA 5.0.5 documentation for instructions.
  2. Upgrade to Splunk UBA 5.2.0.
    See Upgrade Splunk UBA prerequisites for instructions.
You are deploying Splunk UBA for the first time RHEL
OEL
  1. Review the instructions in the Splunk UBA installation checklist.
  2. Select your deployment type and follow the instructions to Install Splunk User Behavior Analytics.

Note: If you are running a Splunk UBA version lower than 5.0.0, you must first upgrade to version 5.0.0, then upgrade to version 5.0.5, and then upgrade to version 5.2.0.