Chapter 6. Updating OpenShift Virtualization

Procedure

1. To open the HyperConverged CR in your default editor, run the following command:

   $ oc edit hco -n openshift-cnv kubevirt-hyperconverged

2. Edit the workloadUpdateStrategy stanza of the HyperConverged CR. For example:

   apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1
   kind: HyperConverged
   metadata:
     name: kubevirt-hyperconverged
   spec:
     workloadUpdateStrategy:
       workloadUpdateMethods: 1
       - LiveMigrate 2
       - Evict 3
       batchEvictionSize: 10 4
       batchEvictionInterval: "1m0s" 5
   ...

   1

   The methods that can be used to perform automated workload updates. The available values are LiveMigrate and Evict. If you enable both options as shown in this example, updates use LiveMigrate for VMIs that support live migration and Evict for any VMIs that do not support live migration. To disable automatic workload updates, you can either remove the workloadUpdateStrategy stanza or set workloadUpdateMethods: [] to leave the array empty.

   2

   The least disruptive update method. VMIs that support live migration are updated by migrating the virtual machine (VM) guest into a new pod with the updated components enabled. If LiveMigrate is the only workload update method listed, VMIs that do not support live migration are not disrupted or updated.

   3

   A disruptive method that shuts down VMI pods during upgrade. Evict is the only update method available if live migration is not enabled in the cluster. If a VMI is controlled by a VirtualMachine object that has runStrategy: always configured, a new VMI is created in a new pod with updated components.

   4

   The number of VMIs that can be forced to be updated at a time by using the Evict method. This does not apply to the LiveMigrate method.

   5

   The interval to wait before evicting the next batch of workloads. This does not apply to the LiveMigrate method.

   Note

   You can configure live migration limits and timeouts by editing the spec.liveMigrationConfig stanza of the HyperConverged CR.

3. To apply your changes, save and exit the editor.

Procedure

1. In the Administrator perspective of the OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Operators Installed Operators.
2. Operators that have a pending update display a status with Upgrade available. Click the name of the Operator you want to update.
3. Click the Subscription tab. Any update requiring approval are displayed next to Upgrade Status. For example, it might display 1 requires approval.
4. Click 1 requires approval, then click Preview Install Plan.
5. Review the resources that are listed as available for update. When satisfied, click Approve.
6. Navigate back to the Operators Installed Operators page to monitor the progress of the update. When complete, the status changes to Succeeded and Up to date.

Procedure

1. Run the following command:

   $ oc get csv -n openshift-cnv

2. Review the output, checking the PHASE field. For example:

   Example output

   VERSION  REPLACES                                        PHASE
   4.9.0    kubevirt-hyperconverged-operator.v4.8.2         Installing
   4.9.0    kubevirt-hyperconverged-operator.v4.9.0         Replacing

3. Optional: Monitor the aggregated status of all OpenShift Virtualization component conditions by running the following command:

   $ oc get hco -n openshift-cnv kubevirt-hyperconverged \
   -o=jsonpath='{range .status.conditions[*]}{.type}{"\t"}{.status}{"\t"}{.message}{"\n"}{end}'

   A successful upgrade results in the following output:

   Example output

   ReconcileComplete  True  Reconcile completed successfully
   Available          True  Reconcile completed successfully
   Progressing        False Reconcile completed successfully
   Degraded           False Reconcile completed successfully
   Upgradeable        True  Reconcile completed successfully