Upgrading IBM Cloud Pak foundational services

If you have an API Connect cluster or an API Manager instance in IBM Cloud Pak® for Integration 16.2.0, the required version of IBM Cloud Pak foundational services is 4.19. Follow the applicable procedure in Upgrading.

This task must be performed by an OpenShift cluster administrator. For more information, see OpenShift roles and permissions.

Important: Upgrade Cloud Pak foundational services only if you have an API Connect cluster or an API Manager instance. Otherwise, Cloud Pak foundational services is no longer required. The upgrade plan generated in Upgrading from version 16.1.0 or 16.1.3 provides you with the commands for upgrading or removing Cloud Pak foundational services, depending on what is needed..

Upgrading the Cloud Pak foundational services operator by using the OpenShift console

Complete the following steps to upgrade Cloud Pak foundational services by using the OpenShift console.

  1. Log in to the OpenShift web console.

  2. In the navigation pane, click Operators > Installed Operators.

  3. Click to expand Project, then select the name of the namespace (project) where you installed the Cloud Pak for Integration operators.

  4. Locate and click the IBM Cloud Pak Foundational services operator.

  5. Click the Subscription tab to update the subscription channel.

    • If the subscription channel is already set to v4.19, no action is required.

    • If the subscription channel is not already set to v4.19, click the edit icon (pencil) under Update channel and select v4.19, then click Save. OpenShift upgrades the operator to the required version of foundational services, 4.19. After a few minutes, the Cloud Pak foundational services operator starts to upgrade.

  6. To validate that the upgrade was successful:

    1. Click Operators > Installed Operators

    2. Confirm that the version of IBM Cloud Pak foundational services is 4.19.