MongoDB release upgrade procedure

danilang

Hi

We need to update the embedded mongodb in our older 2022 server from 4.2.22 to 4.4.28. Is there an recommended procedure for applying a minor release

Thanks

Dan

dougperez

Hi Dan!

For embedded MongoDB, Alteryx does not document a separate procedure to manually patch or replace the embedded MongoDB binaries from 4.2.22 to 4.4.28.

The embedded MongoDB version is tied to the Alteryx Server version/installer. Alteryx’s guidance is that, when an embedded MongoDB version upgrade is applicable, it occurs automatically as part of the Alteryx Server upgrade process. For 2022.x Server versions, the MongoDB Schema Reference shows embedded MongoDB as 4.2, while 4.4 is listed under supported versions for user-managed MongoDB, not as the embedded version.

So the recommended approach would be one of these:

1. If you want to stay on embedded MongoDB, upgrade Alteryx Server to a version whose embedded MongoDB version meets your requirement, following the Server upgrade best practices and version-to-version guide.
2. If you specifically need MongoDB 4.4.28 while staying on that Server version, that would point toward using a user-managed MongoDB instance, not manually modifying the embedded MongoDB installation. In that case, Alteryx recommends stopping AlteryxService, backing up MongoDB, performing the MongoDB upgrade independently, restarting MongoDB, restarting AlteryxService, and fully testing Server/workflows afterward.

I would not recommend manually applying a MongoDB minor/major binary update directly to the embedded MongoDB outside of the Alteryx Server upgrade process unless Alteryx Support explicitly confirms it for your exact Server build.