Upgrading IBM Business Automation Navigator

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If you deployed IBM Business Automation Navigator, you must upgrade the navigation_configuration section in the custom resource YAML file that is used in the previous version.

Before you begin

This process allows for the rolling upgrade of the Business Automation Navigator container images. During the process of upgrading your container images, do standard checks and post-upgrade configuration tasks to ensure that your environment continues to function as it did before the upgrade.

If this Navigator deployment is used along with FileNet® Content Manager, the deployment and upgrade, of the Content Platform Engine and FileNet P8 domain, must be complete before the upgrade Business Automation Navigator services are accessed.

The navigation_configuration section might contain parameters that require updates to operate with the current version. Depending on the previous version of your custom resource YAML file, the upgradeDeployment mode of the script modifies your CR to meet the requirements of the modified parameters. For more information, see Upgrading your IBM Cloud Pak deployment.

About this task

Remember: Be sure to plan the timing of the upgrade to ensure minimal disruption to your users.

Updates were made to ensure a consistent hostname for all components. An example of a hostname update would be a change from navigator.test1.9.x.x.x.nip.io to navigator-test1.9.x.x.x.nip.io.

If you want to keep the hostname that you defined in a previous release, add the hostname attribute under the ecm_configuration section. For example,

ecm_configuration:
     hostname: "navigator.test1.9.x.x.x.nip.io"

What to do next

Continue to configure the other capabilities that are in your CR file, and make sure that you complete the last step Validating the YAML in your custom resource file before you apply the CR to the operator.

Apply the modified CR file as described in Applying the updated custom resource for the upgrade to take place.