Downloading the Installation Packages for an AWS Deployment

Use this procedure to download the packages for installation or upgrade:

  1. To identity the files to download to your secure network location, see Downloading and Installing the ArcSight Platform Installation Files in the ArcSight Platform Release Notes.

  2. From a secure network location, download the installation packages for the CDF Installer and the product of your choice from the Software Licenses and Downloads portal.

This secure network location must be able to access your instance of AWS.

  1. Extract the arcsight-platform-cloud-installer-XX.X.X.XXX.zip file.

  2. Review the following table to understand the utility scripts and some templates used during the AWS deployment of ArcSight Platform. The utility scripts and templates are located in the aws_scripts/scripts directory.

Script Description
generate_aws_ secrets Generates new Kubernetes Secrets for connecting from the cluster to the Elastic Container Registry (ECR). IMPORTANT: The generated credentials and secrets are valid only 12 hours after generation. If the credentials and secrets have expired, use this script following the instructions in Refresh the ECR credentials in the K8s.
init_efs Creates the required folder structure on the Elastic File Storage (EFS) and assigns correct ownership and permissions. You will use this script when configuring EFS for the ArcSight Suite. Parameters for this script are discussed in the following sections. NOTE: Execute this script without parameters to display the help.
upload_images_to_ECR

Uploads the CDF and product images to the ECR to make them accessible to K8s. The script performs tasks in the background required specifically by the AWS ECR. Parameters for this script are discussed in the following sections.

Note: Execute this script without parameters to display the help.

workernodes-userdata The installation uses this script indirectly for enabling worker nodes to join the Kubernetes cluster.

Next Step (for installation):

 Installing CDF and Products