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Author: jmikell821

deploy-manage/upgrade/deployment-or-cluster/upgrade-on-ece.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 navigation_title: "Upgrade on {{ece}}"
 ---
 
-# Upgrade on {{ece}} (ECE)
+# Upgrade your deployment on {{ece}} (ECE)
 
 Similar to {{ech}}, a single click in the {{ecloud}} console can upgrade a deployment running on ECE to a newer version, add more processing capacity, change plugins, and enable or disable high availability, all at the same time. During the upgrade process, {{es}}, {{kib}}, and all of your deployment components are upgraded simultaneously.
 
@@ -12,37 +12,33 @@ Once you're prepared to upgrade, do the following:
 
 1. Ensure your current ECE and Docker or Podman versions are [compatible](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix/#elastic-cloud-enterprise) with the {{stack}} version you're upgrading to. For example, if you're upgrading to 9.0.0, the minimum required version is ECE 3.0. If you don’t have a compatible version installed, [upgrade your orchestrator](/deploy-manage/upgrade/orchestrator/upgrade-cloud-enterprise.md).  
 2. Download the most recent [stack pack](/deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/manage-elastic-stack-versions.md#ece_most_recent_elastic_stack_packs) for the version you’re upgrading to, then [add the stack pack](/deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/manage-elastic-stack-versions.md#ece-manage-elastic-stack-add) to your installation using the Cloud UI. 
-3. [Configure a snapshot repository](/deploy-manage/tools/snapshot-and-restore/cloud-enterprise.md) to enable snapshots and back up your data.
+3. If not configured already, [assign a snapshots repository](/deploy-manage/tools/snapshot-and-restore/cloud-enterprise.md) to your deployment to enable snapshots and back up your data. Although this is optional, we recommend this step.
 
- ## Perform the upgrade 
+## Perform the upgrade 
 
- 1. [Log in to the Cloud UI](/deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/log-into-cloud-ui.md). 
- 2. On the Deployments page, select your deployment.
-    
-    Narrow the list by name, ID, or choose from several other filters. To further define the list, use a combination of filters.
-
-To upgrade a deployment:
+1. [Log in to the Cloud UI](/deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/log-into-cloud-ui.md). 
+2. On the **Deployments** page, select your deployment.
+   
+   Narrow the list by name, ID, or choose from several other filters. To further define the list, use a combination of filters.
 
 1. In the **Deployment version** section, click **Upgrade**.
 2. Select the version you're upgrading to. For example, `9.0.0`.
-3. Click **Upgrad**e, then **Confirm upgrade**. The new configuration takes a few minutes to create.
+3. Click **Upgrade**, then **Confirm upgrade**. The new configuration takes a few minutes to create.
 
-    ::::{note} 
-    If any incompatibilities are detected when you attempt to upgrade, the UI provides a link to the Upgrade Assistant, which checks for deprecated settings in your cluster and indices and helps you resolve them. If there are any issues that would prevent a successful upgrade, the upgrade is blocked. After resolving the issues, return to the **Deployments** page and restart the upgrade.
-    ::::
+   ::::{note} 
+   If any incompatibilities are detected when you attempt to upgrade, the UI provides a link to the Upgrade Assistant, which checks for deprecated settings in your cluster and indices and helps you resolve them. If there are any issues that would prevent a successful upgrade, the upgrade is blocked. After resolving the issues, return to the **Deployments** page and restart the upgrade.
+   ::::
 
-Security realm settings
-:   During the upgrade process, you are prompted to update the security realm settings if your user settings include a `xpack.security.authc.realms` value.
+**Security realm settings**
 
-    If the security realms are configured in `user_settings`, you’ll be prompted to modify the settings:
+During the upgrade process, you are prompted to update the security realm settings if your user settings include a `xpack.security.authc.realms` value.
 
-    1. On the **Update security realm settings** window, edit the settings.
-    2. Click **Update settings**. If the security realm settings are located in `user_settings_override`, contact support to help you upgrade.
+If the security realms are configured in `user_settings`, you’ll be prompted to modify the settings:
 
-## Next steps [next-steps-ece]
+1. On the **Update security realm settings** window, edit the settings.
+2. Click **Update settings**. If the security realm settings are located in `user_settings_override`, contact support to help you upgrade.
 
-Once you've successfully upgraded on {{ece}}, do the following: 
+## Next steps
 
-* [Upgrade Elastic APM](../../../solutions/observability/apps/upgrade.md)
-* [Upgrade your ingest components](/deploy-manage/upgrade/ingest-components.md) 
+Once you've successfully upgraded your deployment, [upgrade your ingest components](/deploy-manage/upgrade/ingest-components.md), such as {{ls}}, {{agents}}, or {{beats}}. 
 

deploy-manage/upgrade/deployment-or-cluster/upgrade-on-ech.md

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Log in to your {{ecloud}} environment:
 
 1. Log in to the [{{ech}} console](https://cloud.elastic.co/login). 
 2. Select your deployment on the home page in the {{ech}} card or go to the **Deployments** page.
-    
-    Narrow your deployments by name, ID, or choose from several other filters. To customize your view, use a combination of filters, or change the format from a grid to a list.
+      
+   Narrow your deployments by name, ID, or choose from several other filters. To customize your view, use a combination of filters, or change the format from a grid to a list.
 
 
 To upgrade a deployment:
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ Security realm settings
     1. On the **Update security realm settings** window, edit the settings.
     2. Click **Update settings**. If the security realm settings are located in `user_settings_override`, contact support to help you upgrade.
 
-### Next steps [next-steps-ech]
+### Next steps
 
-Once you've successfully upgraded on {{ech}}, do the following: 
-
-* [Upgrade Elastic APM](../../../solutions/observability/apps/upgrade.md)
-* [Upgrade your ingest components](/deploy-manage/upgrade/ingest-components.md) 
+Once you've successfully upgraded on {{ech}}, [upgrade your ingest components](/deploy-manage/upgrade/ingest-components.md), such as {{ls}}, {{agents}}, or {{beats}}. 

deploy-manage/upgrade/deployment-or-cluster/upgrade-on-eck.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 navigation_title: "Upgrade on {{eck}}"
 ---
 
-# Upgrade on {{eck}} (ECK)
+# Upgrade your deployment on {{eck}} (ECK)
 
 The ECK orchestrator can safely perform upgrades to newer versions of the {{stack}}. 
 
@@ -138,3 +138,6 @@ ECK will ensure that {{stack}} components are upgraded in the correct order. Upg
 
 Check out [Nodes orchestration](/deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-on-k8s/nodes-orchestration.md) for more information on how ECK manages upgrades and how to tune its behavior.
 
+## Next steps
+
+Once you've successfully upgraded your deployment, [upgrade your ingest components](/deploy-manage/upgrade/ingest-components.md), such as {{ls}}, {{agents}}, or {{beats}}.