Upgrading the IBM App Connect Operator from an earlier to a later Continuous Delivery (CD) version
Use these instructions to upgrade the IBM App Connect Operator to the latest Continuous Delivery (CD) version. You can do so by using the Red Hat® OpenShift® web console.
These instructions apply if you are upgrading an independent installation of the IBM App Connect Operator to 11.0.0 or later.
In IBM App Connect Operator 11.0.0 or later, IAM is implemented by using Keycloak, and you can configure Keycloak only if the IBM App Connect Operator is part of an IBM Cloud Pak for Integration deployment. To upgrade to IBM App Connect Operator 11.0.0 or later in this scenario, see Upgrade considerations for identity and access management (IAM) on Red Hat OpenShift.
Before you begin
- Ensure that you have cluster administrator authority with
cluster-admin
permissions. - Ensure that cluster logging is deployed in your cluster (if you require persistent logging).
- If you are upgrading from a 4.2.0 or earlier Continuous Delivery (CD) release, or a 1.1.x Extended Update Support (EUS) release, review the Upgrade considerations for the Operator for Apache CouchDB and App Connect Designer.
- Review the Upgrade considerations for channels, versions, licenses, Red Hat OpenShift, and IAM.
If you installed the IBM App Connect Operator from a product-specific App Connect catalog source, you might need to update the catalog source and images for the Operator before you start the upgrade process. For more information, see Updating the catalog sources and images for an IBM App Connect upgrade.
After you update the Operator channel, your cluster detects the new images and an upgrade occurs to match your approval strategy.
About this task
The way in which an upgrade occurs for the IBM App Connect Operator depends on the Operator version that you are upgrading from and the approval strategy that was set when the Operator was installed.
Upgrading from IBM App Connect Operator 11.5.1 or earlier to version 11.6.x
Procedure
To upgrade from your 11.5.1 or earlier version of the IBM App Connect Operator to the latest 11.6.x version, complete the following steps:
What to do next
- Review Upgrade considerations for IBM App Connect instances to see whether you need to take any action before you upgrade existing instances of App Connect Dashboard, App Connect Designer, switch servers, integration servers, and integration runtimes.
- Upgrade as described in Upgrading your instances.
Upgrading from an earlier to a later 11.6.x version of the IBM App Connect Operator
Procedure
To upgrade from an earlier to a later 11.6.x version of the IBM App Connect Operator, complete the following steps:
What to do next
- Review Upgrade considerations for IBM App Connect instances to see whether you need to take any action before you upgrade existing instances of App Connect Dashboard, App Connect Designer, switch servers, integration servers, and integration runtimes.
- Upgrade as described in Upgrading your instances.