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Upgrading to MongoDB 7.0

Upgrading to MongoDB 7.0

Jul 21, 2025

How to upgrade FirstWave products to use MongoDB 7.0

Note: You must be using MongoDB 6.0 before you can upgrade to MongoDB 7.0

Note: All versions of FirstWave products that support MongoDB 6.0 also support MongoDB 7.0

Note: The FirstWave product versions that support MongoDB 6.0 and MongoDB 7.0 start with:

  • NMIS 9.5.0
  • opAddress 2.4.0
  • opCharts 4.8.0
  • opConfig 4.6.0
  • opEvents 4.4.0
  • opHA 4.1.0
  • opReports 4.6.0
  • opFlow 4.1.0

Note: Open-AudIT does not use MongoDB.


For more information on FirstWave product dependencies, please see Product Compatibility.

For more information on installing and upgrading MongoDB, see MongoDB Installation.

FirstWave documentation for MongoDB upgrade

First make sure you know which OS your server is on, never assume!

cat /etc/os-release


For Debian and Ubuntu:

Debian - Process for Upgrading MongoDB 6.0 Standalone to MongoDB 7.0 Standalone

Ubuntu - Process for Upgrading MongoDB 6.0 Standalone to MongoDB 7.0 Standalone

For Centos and Redhat:

RedHat and CentOS - Process for Upgrading MongoDB 6.0 Standalone to MongoDB 7.0 Standalone