Version: 3.1

Upgrade Portworx on FlashArray using the Operator

If you're using the Portworx Operator, you can upgrade or change your Portworx version at any time by modifying the StorageCluster spec. In addition to managing a Portworx cluster, the Operator also manages the following other components in the Portworx platform:

Stork
Autopilot

For simplicity, the Portworx Operator handles the component upgrades without user intervention. When Portworx upgrades, the Operator upgrades the installed components to the recommended version as well.

Prerequisites

You must already be running Portworx through the Operator, this method will not work for other Portworx deployments.
You must be running the latest available version of the Operator.

Upgrade Portworx

Identify Your StorageCluster:

Retrieve the name of your Portworx storage cluster within the appropriate namespace:
```
kubectl get storagecluster -n <px-namespace>
```
```
NAME                                            STATUS   VERSION   AGE
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx Online   2.10.3    43d
```
If your cluster is installed in a different namespace, specify it using the -n flag.
Edit the StorageCluster:

Modify the StorageCluster resource to update Portworx to the desired version:
```
kubectl edit storagecluster -n <px-namespace> <storagecluster-name>
```
In the editor, change the spec.image field to your desired Portworx version:
```
apiVersion: core.libopenstorage.org/v1
kind: StorageCluster
metadata:
   name: portworx
   namespace: <px-namespace>
spec:
   image: portworx/oci-monitor:<desired-version>
```
note
- If there are any component images configured in the StorageCluster, such as the spec.stork.image or spec.autopilot.image fields, you need to update the image fields to the latest version.
- To look up recent versions, refer to the following release notes:

Verify the Upgrade:

Confirm the upgrade by checking the Portworx version on the nodes:

kubectl get storagenodes -n <px-namespace> -l name=portworx

NAME       ID                                     STATUS   VERSION          AGE
node-1-1   xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx   Online   <desired-version>   10d

Prerequisites​

Upgrade Portworx​

Prerequisites

Upgrade Portworx