Upgrading Multicloud Object Gateway for IBM Software Hub (Upgrading from Version 4.8 to Version 5.1)

If your environment includes Watson Discovery, Watson Speech services, watsonx Assistant, or watsonx™ Orchestrate, you might need to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.

Upgrade phase
  • You are not here. Updating your cluster
  • You are not here. Updating your client workstation
  • You are not here. Collecting required information
  • You are not here. Preparing to run an upgrade in a restricted network
  • You are not here. Preparing to run an upgrade from a private container registry
  • You are here icon. Installing and upgrading prerequisite software
  • You are not here. Updating the shared cluster components
  • You are not here. Preparing to upgrade an instance
  • You are not here. Upgrading an instance
Who needs to complete this task?

Cluster administrator A cluster administrator must complete this task.

When do you need to complete this task?

One-time setup Complete this task only if you have one or more of the following services installed:

  • Watson Discovery
  • Watson Speech services
  • watsonx Assistant
  • watsonx Orchestrate

About this task

The version of Multicloud Object Gateway that you need depends on the version of Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform that you are running.
  • If you did not upgrade your cluster, no action is required.
  • If you upgraded your cluster, you might need to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.

Review the following table to determine whether you need to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway:

Persistent storage Do you need to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway?
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation No action is required.

Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when you upgraded your Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation storage.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation No action is required.

Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when you upgraded your IBM Fusion Data Foundation storage.
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation was upgraded.
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator was upgraded.
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
IBM Storage Scale Container Native
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation was upgraded.
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator was upgraded.
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
Portworx
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation was upgraded.
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator was upgraded.
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
NFS
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation was upgraded.
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator was upgraded.
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
Amazon Elastic storage
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation was upgraded.
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator was upgraded.
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
NetApp Trident
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation was upgraded.
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator was upgraded.
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
Nutanix
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation was upgraded.
  • If Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, no action is required. Multicloud Object Gateway was upgraded when the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator was upgraded.
  • If the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator is not automatically upgraded when you upgrade your cluster, you must upgrade the IBM Fusion Data Foundation operator to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.

Procedure

To upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway:

  1. If you installed Multicloud Object Gateway through Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation, complete the following steps to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway.
    Upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation to the same version as Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
    1. To upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation from Version 4.12 to 4.13, see Updating Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.12 to 4.13 in the OpenShift Data Foundation documentation.
    2. To upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation from Version 4.13 to 4.14, see Updating Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.13 to 4.14 in the OpenShift Data Foundation documentation.
    3. To upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation from Version 4.14 to 4.15, see Updating Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.14 to 4.15 in the OpenShift Data Foundation documentation.
    4. To upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation from Version 4.15 to 4.16, see Updating Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.15 to 4.16 in the OpenShift Data Foundation documentation.
    5. To upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation from Version 4.16 to 4.17, see Updating Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.16 to 4.17 in the OpenShift Data Foundation documentation.
    6. To upgrade Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation from Version 4.17 to 4.18, see Updating Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.17 to 4.18 in the OpenShift Data Foundation documentation.
  2. If you installed Multicloud Object Gateway through IBM Fusion Data Foundation, complete the appropriate steps to upgrade Multicloud Object Gateway based on the version of IBM Fusion Data Foundation on your cluster.

    Upgrade IBM Fusion Data Foundation to the same version as Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

    IBM Fusion Version 2.8

What to do next

Now that you've upgraded Multicloud Object Gateway, you're ready to complete Upgrading Red Hat OpenShift Serverless Knative Eventing (Upgrading from Version 4.8 to Version 5.1).