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In this article:

  • Viewing a list of available versions
  • Before upgrading a version
  • Upgrading the version
  1. Step-by-step guides
  2. Clusters
  3. Updating properties
  4. OpenSearch version upgrade

OpenSearch version upgrade

Written by
Yandex Cloud
Updated at January 30, 2026
  • Viewing a list of available versions
  • Before upgrading a version
  • Upgrading the version

You can upgrade a Managed Service for OpenSearch cluster to a newer OpenSearch version.

Learn more about minor version updates and host maintenance in Maintenance.

Viewing a list of available versionsViewing a list of available versions

Management console

In the management console, open the Managed Service for OpenSearch cluster create or update page. You can view the list in the Version field.

Before upgrading a versionBefore upgrading a version

Make sure the upgrade will not disrupt your applications:

  1. Check the OpenSearch release notes to learn how upgrades may affect your applications.
  2. Try upgrading a test cluster. You can deploy it from a backup of the main cluster.
  3. Create a backup of the main cluster immediately before upgrading.

Upgrading the versionUpgrading the version

Management console
CLI
Terraform
REST API
gRPC API
  1. In the management console, navigate to the folder page.
  2. Navigate to the Managed Service for OpenSearch service.
  3. Select the cluster and click Edit.
  4. In the Version field, select the OpenSearch version you need.
  5. Click Save.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI installed yet, install and initialize it.

By default, the CLI uses the folder specified when creating the profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also set a different folder for any specific command using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

  1. Get the name and ID of the cluster you need with the list of all OpenSearch clusters:

    yc managed-opensearch cluster list
    
  2. Get information about the cluster you need and check the version in the config.version parameter:

    yc managed-opensearch cluster get <cluster_name_or_ID>
    
  3. Upgrade the OpenSearch version:

    yc managed-opensearch cluster update <cluster_name_or_ID> \
       --version <OpenSearch_version>
    
  1. Open the current Terraform configuration file describing your infrastructure.

    To learn how to create this file, see Creating a cluster.

    For a complete list of Managed Service for OpenSearch cluster configuration fields you can update, see this Terraform provider guide.

  2. Edit the version value in the config section of your cluster description. If there is no such parameter, add it.

    resource "yandex_mdb_opensearch_cluster" "<cluster_name>" {
      ...
      config {
        version = "<OpenSearch_version>"
        ...
      }
    }
    
  3. Make sure the settings are correct.

    1. In the command line, navigate to the directory that contains the current Terraform configuration files defining the infrastructure.

    2. Run this command:

      terraform validate
      

      Terraform will show any errors found in your configuration files.

  4. Confirm updating the resources.

    1. Run this command to view the planned changes:

      terraform plan
      

      If you described the configuration correctly, the terminal will display a list of the resources to update and their parameters. This is a verification step that does not apply changes to your resources.

    2. If everything looks correct, apply the changes:

      1. Run this command:

        terraform apply
        
      2. Confirm updating the resources.

      3. Wait for the operation to complete.

    Timeouts

    The Terraform provider sets the following timeouts for Managed Service for OpenSearch cluster operations:

    • Creating a cluster, including by restoring it from a backup: 30 minutes.
    • Updating a cluster: 60 minutes.
    • Deleting a cluster: 15 minutes.

    Operations exceeding the timeout are aborted.

    How do I change these limits?

    Add a timeouts section to the cluster description, e.g.:

    resource "yandex_mdb_opensearch_cluster" "<cluster_name>" {
      ...
      timeouts {
        create = "1h30m" # 1 hour 30 minutes
        update = "2h"    # 2 hours
        delete = "30m"   # 30 minutes
      }
    }
    
  1. Get an IAM token for API authentication and put it in an environment variable:

    export IAM_TOKEN="<IAM_token>"
    
  2. Call the Cluster.Update method, e.g., via the following cURL request:

    Warning

    The API method will assign default values to all the parameters of the object you are modifying unless you explicitly provide them in your request. To avoid this, list the settings you want to change in the updateMask parameter as a single comma-separated string.

    curl \
        --request PATCH \
        --header "Authorization: Bearer $IAM_TOKEN" \
        --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
        --url 'https://mdb.api.cloud.yandex.net/managed-opensearch/v1/clusters/<cluster_ID>' \
        --data '{
                    "updateMask": "configSpec.version",
                    "configSpec": {
                        "version": "<OpenSearch_version>"
                    }
                }'
    

    Where:

    • updateMask: Comma-separated string of settings you want to update.

      Here, we provide only one setting.

    • configSpec.version: New OpenSearch version.

    You can get the cluster ID with the list of clusters in the folder.

  3. View the server response to make sure your request was successful.

  1. Get an IAM token for API authentication and put it in an environment variable:

    export IAM_TOKEN="<IAM_token>"
    
  2. Clone the cloudapi repository:

    cd ~/ && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/yandex-cloud/cloudapi
    

    Below, we assume that the repository contents reside in the ~/cloudapi/ directory.

  3. Call the ClusterService.Update method, e.g., via the following gRPCurl request:

    Warning

    The API method will assign default values to all the parameters of the object you are modifying unless you explicitly provide them in your request. To avoid this, list the settings you want to change in the update_mask parameter as an array of paths[] strings.

    Format for listing settings
    "update_mask": {
        "paths": [
            "<setting_1>",
            "<setting_2>",
            ...
            "<setting_N>"
        ]
    }
    
    grpcurl \
        -format json \
        -import-path ~/cloudapi/ \
        -import-path ~/cloudapi/third_party/googleapis/ \
        -proto ~/cloudapi/yandex/cloud/mdb/opensearch/v1/cluster_service.proto \
        -rpc-header "Authorization: Bearer $IAM_TOKEN" \
        -d '{
                "cluster_id": "<cluster_ID>",
                "update_mask": {
                    "paths": [
                        "config_spec.version"
                    ]
                },
                "config_spec": {
                    "version": "<OpenSearch_version>"
                }
            }' \
    mdb.api.cloud.yandex.net:443 \
    yandex.cloud.mdb.opensearch.v1.ClusterService.Update
    

    Where:

    • update_mask: List of settings you want to update as an array of strings (paths[]).

      Here, we provide only one setting.

    • config_spec.version: New OpenSearch version.

    You can get the cluster ID with the list of clusters in the folder.

  4. View the server response to make sure your request was successful.

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