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Version: 3.3

Upgrade Portworx Enterprise

The topics below provide comprehensive instructions for upgrading Portworx Enterprise on Kubernetes and OpenShift. Choose the appropriate upgrade method based on your installation type, platform, and specific requirements. Before proceeding with any upgrade, review the Portworx Enterprise Release Notes of your target version, and also verify the compatibility of your distros and kernel with the target version (see Supported Kernels).

Upgrade with Portworx Operator​

Portworx Operator simplifies the installation, configuration, and management of the Portworx Enterprise within a Kubernetes cluster. To upgrade Portworx clusters using Portworx Operator, perform the following activities:

  1. Upgrade Portworx Operator to the latest version. Read the Portworx Operator Release Notes and check the supported Operator OpenShift Upgrade path, before upgrading. For information about upgrading Operator, see Upgrade Portworx Operator.

  2. Upgrade Portworx clusters by modify the StorageCluster specification to upgrade and change your Portworx version. For more information, see Upgrade Portworx Clusters using the Operator.

  3. If you want to upgrade Portworx clusters that are in an air-gapped environment, you need to fetch the updated container images and pre-stage them within the air-gapped cluster, and then upgrade the clusters. For detailed information, see Upgrade an Air-Gapped Portworx Cluster.

Upgrade Marketplace Deployment​

If Portworx Enterprise is deployed from the AWS Marketplace or from IBM Cloud, see Upgrade Portworx Marketplace Deployment for instructions on upgrading these Portworx Clusters via Helm.

Upgrade Using Helm Charts​

If Portworx Enterprise was installed using Helm, check for compatibility and the follow the instructions in Upgrade Portworx using Helm to upgrade.

Upgrade using the Blue-Green Method​

When you need to manually upgrade with minimal downtime by adding new nodes before decommissioning old ones, you can use the blue-green method to upgrade. For more information, see Upgrade Portworx Cluster using the Blue-Green Method.