Upgrading to Fix Pack 2
For IBM Cloud Pak® for Multicloud Management Fix Pack 2, the following upgrading scenarios are supported:
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If your Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version is 4.6, IBM Cloud Pak foundational services (previously called Common services) version is 3.6.x, Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes version is 2.2, and IBM Cloud Pak® for Multicloud Management version is 2.3 Fixpack 1, you are recommended to upgrade all the services to the later versions as follows. For upgrading steps, see Upgrading to Fix Pack 2 - scenario 1.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 -> 4.8 IBM Cloud Pak foundational services 3.6.x -> 3.12 Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management 2.2 -> 2.3 IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3 Fix Pack 1 -> 2.3 Fix Pack 2
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If your Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version is 4.6, IBM Cloud Pak foundational services version is 3.6.x, and Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes version is 2.2, and you want to upgrade as follows, see Upgrading to Fix Pack 2 - scenario 2.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 IBM Cloud Pak foundational services 3.6.X -> 3.12 Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management 2.2 -> 2.3 IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3 Fix Pack 1 -> 2.3 Fix Pack 2
Note: In this upgrading scenario, IBM Cloud Pak foundational services, Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes, and IBM Cloud Pak® for Multicloud Management are upgraded to their later versions. The only service that is not upgraded is Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, which remains version 4.6.
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If your Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version is 4.6, IBM Cloud Pak foundational services version is 3.6.x, and Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes version is 2.2, and you want to upgrade only IBM Cloud Pak® for Multicloud Management from Fix Pack 1 to Fix Pack 2, and keep Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, IBM Cloud Pak foundational services, and Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes retain their previous versions, see Upgrading to Fix Pack 2 - scenario 3.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 IBM Cloud Pak foundational services 3.6.X Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management 2.2 IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3 Fix Pack 1 -> 2.3 Fix Pack 2
Notes:
- If your Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version is 4.5 or earlier versions, you must upgrade to at least 4.6. See Supported OpenShift versions and platforms.
- If your Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes version is 2.1 or earlier versions, you must upgrade to at least 2.2. See Supported Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management versions.
- If your IBM Cloud Pak foundational services version is 3.0 or earlier versions, you must upgrade to at least 3.6. See Supported IBM Cloud Pak foundational services versions.
- Because IBM Cloud Pak foundational services 3.6 doesn't support Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.3, you need to upgrade IBM Cloud Pak foundational services to version 3.12 before you upgrade Red Hat® Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes to 2.3.