Pre-Requisites

Access and Permissions

• Ensure you have the necessary permissions to access AWS resources and perform upgrades on EKS and RDS.

• IAM roles and policies should be in place for executing scripts and commands.

Tools and Software

• AWS CLI installed and configured.

• kubectl CLI configured with access to the Kubernetes cluster.

• Access to any monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Kafka-UI) used for Kafka and other services.

• terraform CLI.

Environment and Dependencies

• Verify that the upgrade will be compatible with the current environment and dependencies.

• Ensure no ongoing critical operations that might be affected by the upgrade.

Intimation / Communication

• Notify stakeholders about the upgrade schedule and potential downtime.

• Provide regular updates to Project Manager.