# Upgrade path from v 6.8.14 to current 7.11.x **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 2, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-path-from-v-6-8-14-to-current-7-11-x/265979 "2021-03-02T15:58:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![acaldwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@acaldwell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/acaldwell)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-path-from-v-6-8-14-to-current-7-11-x/265979/1 "2021-03-02T15:58:43Z")
Hello, My organization is currently running the elastic stack v6.8.14 and will be upgrading to current 7.11.x in the near future. We are running this on kubernetes and have two clusters - prod and nonprod. Our nonprod cluster is 9 nodes and about 10.6 TB. The prod cluster is smaller at 6 nodes and 5.5TB. What I need to know is the best upgrade path to 7.11.x. Is it via ECK 1.4? Or should I continue with standalone images of ES, LS, Kibana, and Filebeats? Are there any resources anyone has on exactly HOW to do this upgrade? I know there are breaking changes between ES 6.8.x and 7.x . If ECK is the right option, is there a best practice or how to on how to move from standalone apps to the ECK operator? Finally, ELK management has proven challenging for our team. As yet there is only 1 person who configures and maintains the ELK clusters and he has no backup :(. Would moving to a SaaS type offering here be feasible? 5.5 TB seems cost prohibitive. We have a relationship with MS Azure. I doubt we'd put non-prod into Azure as well, but hey you never know. Management makes crazy decisions. TIA, Andrew ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-path-from-v-6-8-14-to-current-7-11-x/265979/2 "2021-03-30T15:59:33Z")
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