Supported upgrade PowerHA SystemMirror versions

From any earlier versions of PowerHA® SystemMirror®, you can upgrade to the subsequent three versions of PowerHA SystemMirror only. If you want to upgrade to an even higher version of PowerHA SystemMirror, you must first upgrade to an intermediate PowerHA SystemMirror version.

For example, if you are running PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.0 and if you want to upgrade to PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.4, you must first upgrade to PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.1, or PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.2, or PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.3, and then upgrade to PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.4.

The following table lists the supported PowerHA SystemMirror versions for performing a rolling migration, snapshot conversion, offline migration, or Non-Disruptive Upgrade (NDU) of PowerHA SystemMirror:
Table 1. Supported PowerHA SystemMirror versions
Current version of PowerHA SystemMirror Supported upgrade version of PowerHA SystemMirror
PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.1.3
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.0
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.1
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.2
PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.0
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.1
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.2
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.3
PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.1
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.2
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.3
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.4
PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.2
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.3
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.4
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.5
PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.3
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.4
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.5
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.6
PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.4
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.5
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.6
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.7
PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.5
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.6
  • PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.7
PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.6 PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.7

If you are migrating to PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.4, and later, you must perform additional steps that are listed in the Installing PowerHA SystemMirror GUI topic. You can skip these additional steps if you are not planning to use PowerHA SystemMirror GUI.