Chapter 1. Overview of the OpenShift Data Foundation update process OpenShift Container Storage, based on the open source Ceph technology, has expanded its scope and foundational role in a containerized, hybrid cloud environment since its introduction. It complements existing storage in addition to other data-related hardware and software, making them rapidly attachable, accessible, and scalable in a hybrid cloud environment. To better reflect these foundational and infrastructure distinctives, OpenShift Container Storage is now OpenShift Data Foundation . Important You can perform the upgrade process for OpenShift Data Foundation version 4.9 from OpenShift Container Storage version 4.8 only by installing the OpenShift Data Foundation operator from OpenShift Container Platform OperatorHub. In the future release, you can upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation, either between minor releases like 4.9 and 4.x, or between batch updates like 4.9.0 and 4.9.1 by enabling automatic updates (if not done so during operator installation) or performing manual updates. You also need to upgrade the different parts of Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation in the following order for both internal and external mode deployments: Update OpenShift Container Platform according to the Updating clusters documentation for OpenShift Container Platform. Update Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation. To prepare a disconnected environment for updates , see Operators guide to using Operator Lifecycle Manager on restricted networks to be able to update Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation as well as Local Storage Operator when in use. Update Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage operator version 4.8 to version 4.9 by installing the Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation operator from the OperatorHub on OpenShift Container Platform web console. See Updating Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.8 to Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.9 . Update Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation from 4.9.x to 4.9.y . See Updating Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.9.x to 4.9.y . For updating external mode deployments , you must also perform the steps from section Updating the OpenShift Data Foundation external secret . If you use local storage: Update the Local Storage operator . See Checking for Local Storage Operator deployments if you are unsure. Perform post-update configuration changes for clusters backed by local storage. See Post-update configuration for clusters backed by local storage for details. Update considerations Review the following important considerations before you begin. Red Hat recommends using the same version of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform with Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation. See the Interoperability Matrix for more information about supported combinations of OpenShift Container Platform and Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation. To know whether your cluster was deployed in internal or external mode, refer to the knowledgebase article on How to determine if ODF cluster has storage in internal or external mode . The Local Storage Operator is fully supported only when the Local Storage Operator version matches the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version. The flexible scaling feature is available only in new deployments of Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation versions 4.7 and later. Storage clusters upgraded from a version to version 4.7 or later do not support flexible scaling. For more information, see Flexible scaling of OpenShift Container Storage cluster in the New features section of 4.7 Release Notes .

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