Upgrade Portworx for OCP IBM Cloud 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
- If you override the default PodDisruptionBudget in OpenShift platforms, ensure that the
storage-pdb-min-available
value is greater than or equal to OCP's MCPmaxUnavailable
.
-
Identify Your StorageCluster:
Retrieve the name of your Portworx storage cluster within the appropriate namespace:
oc get storagecluster -n <px-namespace>
NAME STATUS VERSION AGE
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx Online 2.10.3 43dIf 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:
oc 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
orspec.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:
- If there are any component images configured in the StorageCluster, such as the
-
Verify the Upgrade:
Confirm the upgrade by checking the Portworx version on the nodes:
oc 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