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Chapter 15. Image-based upgrade for single-node OpenShift clusters

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15.1. Understanding the image-based upgrade for single-node OpenShift clusters

From OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.13, the Lifecycle Agent provides you with an alternative way to upgrade the platform version of a single-node OpenShift cluster. The image-based upgrade is faster than the standard upgrade method and allows you to directly upgrade from OpenShift Container Platform <4.y> to <4.y+2>, and <4.y.z> to <4.y.z+n>.

This upgrade method utilizes a generated OCI image from a dedicated seed cluster that is installed on the target single-node OpenShift cluster as a new ostree stateroot. A seed cluster is a single-node OpenShift cluster deployed with the target OpenShift Container Platform version, Day 2 Operators, and configurations that are common to all target clusters.

You can use the seed image, which is generated from the seed cluster, to upgrade the platform version on any single-node OpenShift cluster that has the same combination of hardware, Day 2 Operators, and cluster configuration as the seed cluster.

Important

The image-based upgrade uses custom images that are specific to the hardware platform that the clusters are running on. Each different hardware platform requires a separate seed image.

The Lifecycle Agent uses two custom resources (CRs) on the participating clusters to orchestrate the upgrade:

  • On the seed cluster, the SeedGenerator CR allows for the seed image generation. This CR specifies the repository to push the seed image to.
  • On the target cluster, the ImageBasedUpgrade CR specifies the seed image for the upgrade of the target cluster and the backup configurations for your workloads.

Example SeedGenerator CR

apiVersion: lca.openshift.io/v1
kind: SeedGenerator
metadata:
  name: seedimage
spec:
  seedImage: <seed_image>

Example ImageBasedUpgrade CR

apiVersion: lca.openshift.io/v1
kind: ImageBasedUpgrade
metadata:
  name: upgrade
spec:
  stage: Idle 1
  seedImageRef: 2
    version: <target_version>
    image: <seed_container_image>
    pullSecretRef:
      name: <seed_pull_secret>
  autoRollbackOnFailure: {}
#    initMonitorTimeoutSeconds: 1800 3
  extraManifests: 4
  - name: example-extra-manifests
    namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
  oadpContent: 5
  - name: oadp-cm-example
    namespace: openshift-adp

1
Defines the desired stage for the ImageBasedUpgrade CR. The value can be Idle, Prep, Upgrade, or Rollback.
2
Defines the target platform version, the seed image to be used, and the secret required to access the image.
3
(Optional) Specify the time frame in seconds to roll back when the upgrade does not complete within that time frame after the first reboot. If not defined or set to 0, the default value of 1800 seconds (30 minutes) is used.
4
(Optional) Specify the list of ConfigMap resources that contain your custom catalog sources to retain after the upgrade, and your extra manifests to apply to the target cluster that are not part of the seed image.
5
Specify the list of ConfigMap resources that contain the OADP Backup and Restore CRs.

15.1.1. Stages of the image-based upgrade

After generating the seed image on the seed cluster, you can move through the stages on the target cluster by setting the spec.stage field to one of the following values in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR:

  • Idle
  • Prep
  • Upgrade
  • Rollback (Optional)

Figure 15.1. Stages of the image-based upgrade

Stages of the image-based upgrade

15.1.1.1. Idle stage

The Lifecycle Agent creates an ImageBasedUpgrade CR set to stage: Idle when the Operator is first deployed. This is the default stage. There is no ongoing upgrade and the cluster is ready to move to the Prep stage.

Figure 15.2. Transition from Idle stage

Transition from Idle stage

You also move to the Idle stage to do one of the following steps:

  • Finalize a successful upgrade
  • Finalize a rollback
  • Cancel an ongoing upgrade until the pre-pivot phase in the Upgrade stage

Moving to the Idle stage ensures that the Lifecycle Agent cleans up resources, so that the cluster is ready for upgrades again.

Figure 15.3. Transitions to Idle stage

Transitions to Idle stage
Important

If using RHACM when you cancel an upgrade, you must remove the import.open-cluster-management.io/disable-auto-import annotation from the target managed cluster to re-enable the automatic import of the cluster.

15.1.1.2. Prep stage

Note

You can complete this stage before a scheduled maintenance window.

For the Prep stage, you specify the following upgrade details in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR:

  • seed image to use
  • resources to back up
  • extra manifests to apply and custom catalog sources to retain after the upgrade, if any

Then, based on what you specify, the Lifecycle Agent prepares for the upgrade without impacting the current running version. During this stage, the Lifecycle Agent ensures that the target cluster is ready to proceed to the Upgrade stage by checking if it meets certain conditions. The Operator pulls the seed image to the target cluster with additional container images specified in the seed image. The Lifecycle Agent checks if there is enough space on the container storage disk and if necessary, the Operator deletes unpinned images until the disk usage is below the specified threshold. For more information about how to configure or disable the cleaning up of the container storage disk, see "Configuring the automatic image cleanup of the container storage disk".

You also prepare backup resources with the OADP Operator’s Backup and Restore CRs. These CRs are used in the Upgrade stage to reconfigure the cluster, register the cluster with RHACM, and restore application artifacts.

In addition to the OADP Operator, the Lifecycle Agent uses the ostree versioning system to create a backup, which allows complete cluster reconfiguration after both upgrade and rollback.

After the Prep stage finishes, you can cancel the upgrade process by moving to the Idle stage or you can start the upgrade by moving to the Upgrade stage in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR. If you cancel the upgrade, the Operator performs cleanup operations.

Figure 15.4. Transition from Prep stage

Transition from Prep stage

15.1.1.3. Upgrade stage

The Upgrade stage consists of two phases:

pre-pivot
Just before pivoting to the new stateroot, the Lifecycle Agent collects the required cluster specific artifacts and stores them in the new stateroot. The backup of your cluster resources specified in the Prep stage are created on a compatible Object storage solution. The Lifecycle Agent exports CRs specified in the extraManifests field in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR or the CRs described in the ZTP policies that are bound to the target cluster. After pre-pivot phase has completed, the Lifecycle Agent sets the new stateroot deployment as the default boot entry and reboots the node.
post-pivot
After booting from the new stateroot, the Lifecycle Agent also regenerates the seed image’s cluster cryptography. This ensures that each single-node OpenShift cluster upgraded with the same seed image has unique and valid cryptographic objects. The Operator then reconfigures the cluster by applying cluster-specific artifacts that were collected in the pre-pivot phase. The Operator applies all saved CRs, and restores the backups.

After the upgrade has completed and you are satisfied with the changes, you can finalize the upgrade by moving to the Idle stage.

Important

When you finalize the upgrade, you cannot roll back to the original release.

Figure 15.5. Transitions from Upgrade stage

Transitions from Upgrade stage

If you want to cancel the upgrade, you can do so until the pre-pivot phase of the Upgrade stage. If you encounter issues after the upgrade, you can move to the Rollback stage for a manual rollback.

15.1.1.4. Rollback stage

The Rollback stage can be initiated manually or automatically upon failure. During the Rollback stage, the Lifecycle Agent sets the original ostree stateroot deployment as default. Then, the node reboots with the previous release of OpenShift Container Platform and application configurations.

Warning

If you move to the Idle stage after a rollback, the Lifecycle Agent cleans up resources that can be used to troubleshoot a failed upgrade.

The Lifecycle Agent initiates an automatic rollback if the upgrade does not complete within a specified time limit. For more information about the automatic rollback, see the "Moving to the Rollback stage with Lifecycle Agent" or "Moving to the Rollback stage with Lifecycle Agent and GitOps ZTP" sections.

Figure 15.6. Transition from Rollback stage

Transition from Rollback stage

15.1.2. Guidelines for the image-based upgrade

For a successful image-based upgrade, your deployments must meet certain requirements.

There are different deployment methods in which you can perform the image-based upgrade:

GitOps ZTP
You use the GitOps Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) to deploy and configure your clusters.
Non-GitOps
You manually deploy and configure your clusters.

You can perform an image-based upgrade in disconnected environments. For more information about how to mirror images for a disconnected environment, see "Mirroring images for a disconnected installation".

15.1.2.1. Minimum software version of components

Depending on your deployment method, the image-based upgrade requires the following minimum software versions.

Table 15.1. Minimum software version of components
ComponentSoftware versionRequired

Lifecycle Agent

4.16

Yes

OADP Operator

1.4.1

Yes

Managed cluster version

4.14.13

Yes

Hub cluster version

4.16

No

RHACM

2.10.2

No

GitOps ZTP plugin

4.16

Only for GitOps ZTP deployment method

Red Hat OpenShift GitOps

1.12

Only for GitOps ZTP deployment method

Topology Aware Lifecycle Manager (TALM)

4.16

Only for GitOps ZTP deployment method

Local Storage Operator [1]

4.14

Yes

Logical Volume Manager (LVM) Storage [1]

4.14.2

Yes

  1. The persistent storage must be provided by either the LVM Storage or the Local Storage Operator, not both.

15.1.2.2. Hub cluster guidelines

If you are using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM), your hub cluster needs to meet the following conditions:

  • To avoid including any RHACM resources in your seed image, you need to disable all optional RHACM add-ons before generating the seed image.
  • Your hub cluster must be upgraded to at least the target version before performing an image-based upgrade on a target single-node OpenShift cluster.

15.1.2.3. Seed image guidelines

The seed image targets a set of single-node OpenShift clusters with the same hardware and similar configuration. This means that the seed cluster must match the configuration of the target clusters for the following items:

  • CPU topology

    • Number of CPU cores
    • Tuned performance configuration, such as number of reserved CPUs
  • MachineConfig resources for the target cluster
  • IP version

    Note

    Dual-stack networking is not supported in this release.

  • Set of Day 2 Operators, including the Lifecycle Agent and the OADP Operator
  • Disconnected registry
  • FIPS configuration

The following configurations only have to partially match on the participating clusters:

  • If the target cluster has a proxy configuration, the seed cluster must have a proxy configuration too but the configuration does not have to be the same.
  • A dedicated partition on the primary disk for container storage is required on all participating clusters. However, the size and start of the partition does not have to be the same. Only the spec.config.storage.disks.partitions.label: varlibcontainers label in the MachineConfig CR must match on both the seed and target clusters. For more information about how to create the disk partition, see "Configuring a shared container partition between ostree stateroots" or "Configuring a shared container partition between ostree stateroots when using GitOps ZTP".

For more information about what to include in the seed image, see "Seed image configuration" and "Seed image configuration using the RAN DU profile".

15.1.2.4. OADP backup and restore guidelines

With the OADP Operator, you can back up and restore your applications on your target clusters by using Backup and Restore CRs wrapped in ConfigMap objects. The application must work on the current and the target OpenShift Container Platform versions so that they can be restored after the upgrade. The backups must include resources that were initially created.

The following resources must be excluded from the backup:

  • pods
  • endpoints
  • controllerrevision
  • podmetrics
  • packagemanifest
  • replicaset
  • localvolume, if using Local Storage Operator (LSO)

There are two local storage implementations for single-node OpenShift:

Local Storage Operator (LSO)
The Lifecycle Agent automatically backs up and restores the required artifacts, including localvolume resources and their associated StorageClass resources. You must exclude the persistentvolumes resource in the application Backup CR.
LVM Storage
You must create the Backup and Restore CRs for LVM Storage artifacts. You must include the persistentVolumes resource in the application Backup CR.

For the image-based upgrade, only one Operator is supported on a given target cluster.

Important

For both Operators, you must not apply the Operator CRs as extra manifests through the ImageBasedUpgrade CR.

The persistent volume contents are preserved and used after the pivot. When you are configuring the DataProtectionApplication CR, you must ensure that the .spec.configuration.restic.enable is set to false for an image-based upgrade. This disables Container Storage Interface integration.

15.1.2.4.1. lca.openshift.io/apply-wave guidelines

The lca.openshift.io/apply-wave annotation determines the apply order of Backup or Restore CRs. The value of the annotation must be a string number. If you define the lca.openshift.io/apply-wave annotation in the Backup or Restore CRs, they are applied in increasing order based on the annotation value. If you do not define the annotation, they are applied together.

The lca.openshift.io/apply-wave annotation must be numerically lower in your platform Restore CRs, for example RHACM and LVM Storage artifacts, than that of the application. This way, the platform artifacts are restored before your applications.

If your application includes cluster-scoped resources, you must create separate Backup and Restore CRs to scope the backup to the specific cluster-scoped resources created by the application. The Restore CR for the cluster-scoped resources must be restored before the remaining application Restore CR(s).

15.1.2.4.2. lca.openshift.io/apply-label guidelines

You can back up specific resources exclusively with the lca.openshift.io/apply-label annotation. Based on which resources you define in the annotation, the Lifecycle Agent applies the lca.openshift.io/backup: <backup_name> label and adds the labelSelector.matchLabels.lca.openshift.io/backup: <backup_name> label selector to the specified resources when creating the Backup CRs.

To use the lca.openshift.io/apply-label annotation for backing up specific resources, the resources listed in the annotation must also be included in the spec section. If the lca.openshift.io/apply-label annotation is used in the Backup CR, only the resources listed in the annotation are backed up, even if other resource types are specified in the spec section or not.

Example CR

apiVersion: velero.io/v1
kind: Backup
metadata:
  name: acm-klusterlet
  namespace: openshift-adp
  annotations:
    lca.openshift.io/apply-label: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterroles/klusterlet,apps/v1/deployments/open-cluster-management-agent/klusterlet 1
  labels:
    velero.io/storage-location: default
spec:
  includedNamespaces:
   - open-cluster-management-agent
  includedClusterScopedResources:
   - clusterroles
  includedNamespaceScopedResources:
   - deployments

1
The value must be a list of comma-separated objects in group/version/resource/name format for cluster-scoped resources or group/version/resource/namespace/name format for namespace-scoped resources, and it must be attached to the related Backup CR.

15.1.2.5. Extra manifest guidelines

The Lifecycle Agent uses extra manifests to restore your target clusters after rebooting with the new stateroot deployment and before restoring application artifacts.

Different deployment methods require a different way to apply the extra manifests:

GitOps ZTP

You use the lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version: <target_ocp_version> label to mark the extra manifests that the Lifecycle Agent must extract and apply after the pivot. You can specify the number of manifests labeled with lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version by using the lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version-manifest-count annotation in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR. If specified, the Lifecycle Agent verifies that the number of manifests extracted from policies matches the number provided in the annotation during the prep and upgrade stages.

Example for the lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version-manifest-count annotation

apiVersion: lca.openshift.io/v1
kind: ImageBasedUpgrade
metadata:
  annotations:
    lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version-manifest-count: "5"
  name: upgrade

Non-Gitops
You mark your extra manifests with the lca.openshift.io/apply-wave annotation to determine the apply order. The labeled extra manifests are wrapped in ConfigMap objects and referenced in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR that the Lifecycle Agent uses after the pivot.

If the target cluster uses custom catalog sources, you must include them as extra manifests that point to the correct release version.

Important

You cannot apply the following items as extra manifests:

  • MachineConfig objects
  • OLM Operator subscriptions

15.2. Preparing for an image-based upgrade for single-node OpenShift clusters

15.2.1. Configuring a shared container partition for the image-based upgrade

Your single-node OpenShift clusters need to have a shared var/lib/containers partition for the image-based upgrade. You can do this at install time.

15.2.1.1. Configuring a shared container partition between ostree stateroots

Apply a MachineConfig to both the seed and the target clusters during installation time to create a separate partition and share the /var/lib/containers partition between the two ostree stateroots that will be used during the upgrade process.

Important

You must complete this procedure at installation time.

Procedure

  • Apply a MachineConfig to create a separate partition:

    apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
    kind: MachineConfig
    metadata:
      labels:
        machineconfiguration.openshift.io/role: master
      name: 98-var-lib-containers-partitioned
    spec:
      config:
        ignition:
          version: 3.2.0
        storage:
          disks:
            - device: /dev/disk/by-path/pci-<root_disk> 1
              partitions:
                - label: varlibcontainers
                  startMiB: <start_of_partition> 2
                  sizeMiB: <partition_size> 3
          filesystems:
            - device: /dev/disk/by-partlabel/varlibcontainers
              format: xfs
              mountOptions:
                - defaults
                - prjquota
              path: /var/lib/containers
              wipeFilesystem: true
        systemd:
          units:
            - contents: |-
                # Generated by Butane
                [Unit]
                Before=local-fs.target
                Requires=systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-varlibcontainers.service
                After=systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-varlibcontainers.service
    
                [Mount]
                Where=/var/lib/containers
                What=/dev/disk/by-partlabel/varlibcontainers
                Type=xfs
                Options=defaults,prjquota
    
                [Install]
                RequiredBy=local-fs.target
              enabled: true
              name: var-lib-containers.mount
    1
    Specify the root disk.
    2
    Specify the start of the partition in MiB. If the value is too small, the installation will fail.
    3
    Specify a minimum size for the partition of 500 GB to ensure adequate disk space for precached images. If the value is too small, the deployments after installation will fail.

15.2.1.2. Configuring a shared container directory between ostree stateroots when using GitOps ZTP

When you are using the GitOps Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) workflow, you do the following procedure to create a separate disk partition on both the seed and target cluster and to share the /var/lib/containers partition.

Important

You must complete this procedure at installation time.

Prerequisites

  • Install Butane. For more information, see "Installing Butane".

Procedure

  1. Create the storage.bu file:

    variant: fcos
    version: 1.3.0
    storage:
      disks:
      - device: /dev/disk/by-path/pci-<root_disk> 1
        wipe_table: false
        partitions:
        - label: var-lib-containers
          start_mib: <start_of_partition> 2
          size_mib: <partition_size> 3
      filesystems:
        - path: /var/lib/containers
          device: /dev/disk/by-partlabel/var-lib-containers
          format: xfs
          wipe_filesystem: true
          with_mount_unit: true
          mount_options:
            - defaults
            - prjquota
    1
    Specify the root disk.
    2
    Specify the start of the partition in MiB. If the value is too small, the installation will fail.
    3
    Specify a minimum size for the partition of 500 GB to ensure adequate disk space for precached images. If the value is too small, the deployments after installation will fail.
  2. Convert the storage.bu to an Ignition file by running the following command:

    $ butane storage.bu

    Example output

    {"ignition":{"version":"3.2.0"},"storage":{"disks":[{"device":"/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:17.0-ata-1.0","partitions":[{"label":"var-lib-containers","sizeMiB":0,"startMiB":250000}],"wipeTable":false}],"filesystems":[{"device":"/dev/disk/by-partlabel/var-lib-containers","format":"xfs","mountOptions":["defaults","prjquota"],"path":"/var/lib/containers","wipeFilesystem":true}]},"systemd":{"units":[{"contents":"# Generated by Butane\n[Unit]\nRequires=systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\\x2dpartlabel-var\\x2dlib\\x2dcontainers.service\nAfter=systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\\x2dpartlabel-var\\x2dlib\\x2dcontainers.service\n\n[Mount]\nWhere=/var/lib/containers\nWhat=/dev/disk/by-partlabel/var-lib-containers\nType=xfs\nOptions=defaults,prjquota\n\n[Install]\nRequiredBy=local-fs.target","enabled":true,"name":"var-lib-containers.mount"}]}}

  3. Copy the output into the .spec.clusters.nodes.ignitionConfigOverride field in the SiteConfig CR:

    [...]
    spec:
      clusters:
        - nodes:
            - hostName: <name>
              ignitionConfigOverride: '{"ignition":{"version":"3.2.0"},"storage":{"disks":[{"device":"/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:17.0-ata-1.0","partitions":[{"label":"var-lib-containers","sizeMiB":0,"startMiB":250000}],"wipeTable":false}],"filesystems":[{"device":"/dev/disk/by-partlabel/var-lib-containers","format":"xfs","mountOptions":["defaults","prjquota"],"path":"/var/lib/containers","wipeFilesystem":true}]},"systemd":{"units":[{"contents":"# Generated by Butane\n[Unit]\nRequires=systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\\x2dpartlabel-var\\x2dlib\\x2dcontainers.service\nAfter=systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\\x2dpartlabel-var\\x2dlib\\x2dcontainers.service\n\n[Mount]\nWhere=/var/lib/containers\nWhat=/dev/disk/by-partlabel/var-lib-containers\nType=xfs\nOptions=defaults,prjquota\n\n[Install]\nRequiredBy=local-fs.target","enabled":true,"name":"var-lib-containers.mount"}]}}'
    [...]

Verification

  1. During or after installation, verify on the hub cluster that the BareMetalHost object shows the annotation by running the following command:

    $ oc get bmh -n my-sno-ns my-sno -ojson | jq '.metadata.annotations["bmac.agent-install.openshift.io/ignition-config-overrides"]'

    Example output

    "{\"ignition\":{\"version\":\"3.2.0\"},\"storage\":{\"disks\":[{\"device\":\"/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:17.0-ata-1.0\",\"partitions\":[{\"label\":\"var-lib-containers\",\"sizeMiB\":0,\"startMiB\":250000}],\"wipeTable\":false}],\"filesystems\":[{\"device\":\"/dev/disk/by-partlabel/var-lib-containers\",\"format\":\"xfs\",\"mountOptions\":[\"defaults\",\"prjquota\"],\"path\":\"/var/lib/containers\",\"wipeFilesystem\":true}]},\"systemd\":{\"units\":[{\"contents\":\"# Generated by Butane\\n[Unit]\\nRequires=systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\\\\x2dpartlabel-var\\\\x2dlib\\\\x2dcontainers.service\\nAfter=systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\\\\x2dpartlabel-var\\\\x2dlib\\\\x2dcontainers.service\\n\\n[Mount]\\nWhere=/var/lib/containers\\nWhat=/dev/disk/by-partlabel/var-lib-containers\\nType=xfs\\nOptions=defaults,prjquota\\n\\n[Install]\\nRequiredBy=local-fs.target\",\"enabled\":true,\"name\":\"var-lib-containers.mount\"}]}}"

  2. After installation, check the single-node OpenShift disk status by running the following commands:

    # lsblk

    Example output

    NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
    sda      8:0    0 446.6G  0 disk
    ├─sda1   8:1    0     1M  0 part
    ├─sda2   8:2    0   127M  0 part
    ├─sda3   8:3    0   384M  0 part /boot
    ├─sda4   8:4    0 243.6G  0 part /var
    │                                /sysroot/ostree/deploy/rhcos/var
    │                                /usr
    │                                /etc
    │                                /
    │                                /sysroot
    └─sda5   8:5    0 202.5G  0 part /var/lib/containers

    # df -h

    Example output

    Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
    devtmpfs        4.0M     0  4.0M   0% /dev
    tmpfs           126G   84K  126G   1% /dev/shm
    tmpfs            51G   93M   51G   1% /run
    /dev/sda4       244G  5.2G  239G   3% /sysroot
    tmpfs           126G  4.0K  126G   1% /tmp
    /dev/sda5       203G  119G   85G  59% /var/lib/containers
    /dev/sda3       350M  110M  218M  34% /boot
    tmpfs            26G     0   26G   0% /run/user/1000

Additional resources

15.2.2. Installing Operators for the image-based upgrade

Prepare your clusters for the upgrade by installing the Lifecycle Agent and the OADP Operator.

To install the OADP Operator with the non-GitOps method, see "Installing the OADP Operator".

15.2.2.1. Installing the Lifecycle Agent by using the CLI

You can use the OpenShift CLI (oc) to install the Lifecycle Agent.

Prerequisites

  • Install the OpenShift CLI (oc).
  • Log in as a user with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

  1. Create a Namespace object YAML file for the Lifecycle Agent, for example lcao-namespace.yaml:

    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Namespace
    metadata:
      name: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      annotations:
        workload.openshift.io/allowed: management
    1. Create the Namespace CR by running the following command:

      $ oc create -f lcao-namespace.yaml
  2. Create an OperatorGroup object YAML file for the Lifecycle Agent, for example lcao-operatorgroup.yaml:

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
    kind: OperatorGroup
    metadata:
      name: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
    spec:
      targetNamespaces:
      - openshift-lifecycle-agent
    1. Create the OperatorGroup CR by running the following command:

      $ oc create -f lcao-operatorgroup.yaml
  3. Create a Subscription CR, for example, lcao-subscription.yaml:

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
    kind: Subscription
    metadata:
      name: openshift-lifecycle-agent-subscription
      namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
    spec:
      channel: "stable"
      name: lifecycle-agent
      source: redhat-operators
      sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
    1. Create the Subscription CR by running the following command:

      $ oc create -f lcao-subscription.yaml

Verification

  1. To verify that the installation succeeded, inspect the CSV resource by running the following command:

    $ oc get csv -n openshift-lifecycle-agent

    Example output

    NAME                              DISPLAY                     VERSION               REPLACES                           PHASE
    lifecycle-agent.v4.17.0           Openshift Lifecycle Agent   4.17.0                Succeeded

  2. Verify that the Lifecycle Agent is up and running by running the following command:

    $ oc get deploy -n openshift-lifecycle-agent

    Example output

    NAME                                 READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   AGE
    lifecycle-agent-controller-manager   1/1     1            1           14s

15.2.2.2. Installing the Lifecycle Agent by using the web console

You can use the OpenShift Container Platform web console to install the Lifecycle Agent.

Prerequisites

  • Log in as a user with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

  1. In the OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Operators OperatorHub.
  2. Search for the Lifecycle Agent from the list of available Operators, and then click Install.
  3. On the Install Operator page, under A specific namespace on the cluster select openshift-lifecycle-agent.
  4. Click Install.

Verification

  1. To confirm that the installation is successful:

    1. Click Operators Installed Operators.
    2. Ensure that the Lifecycle Agent is listed in the openshift-lifecycle-agent project with a Status of InstallSucceeded.

      Note

      During installation an Operator might display a Failed status. If the installation later succeeds with an InstallSucceeded message, you can ignore the Failed message.

If the Operator is not installed successfully:

  1. Click Operators Installed Operators, and inspect the Operator Subscriptions and Install Plans tabs for any failure or errors under Status.
  2. Click Workloads Pods, and check the logs for pods in the openshift-lifecycle-agent project.

15.2.2.3. Installing the Lifecycle Agent with GitOps ZTP

Install the Lifecycle Agent with GitOps Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) to do an image-based upgrade.

Procedure

  1. Extract the following CRs from the ztp-site-generate container image and push them to the source-cr directory:

    Example LcaSubscriptionNS.yaml file

    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Namespace
    metadata:
      name: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      annotations:
        workload.openshift.io/allowed: management
        ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "2"
      labels:
        kubernetes.io/metadata.name: openshift-lifecycle-agent

    Example LcaSubscriptionOperGroup.yaml file

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
    kind: OperatorGroup
    metadata:
      name: lifecycle-agent-operatorgroup
      namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      annotations:
        ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "2"
    spec:
      targetNamespaces:
        - openshift-lifecycle-agent

    Example LcaSubscription.yaml file

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
    kind: Subscription
    metadata:
      name: lifecycle-agent
      namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      annotations:
        ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "2"
    spec:
      channel: "stable"
      name: lifecycle-agent
      source: redhat-operators
      sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
      installPlanApproval: Manual
    status:
      state: AtLatestKnown

    Example directory structure

    ├── kustomization.yaml
    ├── sno
    │   ├── example-cnf.yaml
    │   ├── common-ranGen.yaml
    │   ├── group-du-sno-ranGen.yaml
    │   ├── group-du-sno-validator-ranGen.yaml
    │   └── ns.yaml
    ├── source-crs
    │   ├── LcaSubscriptionNS.yaml
    │   ├── LcaSubscriptionOperGroup.yaml
    │   ├── LcaSubscription.yaml

  2. Add the CRs to your common PolicyGenTemplate:

    apiVersion: ran.openshift.io/v1
    kind: PolicyGenTemplate
    metadata:
      name: "example-common-latest"
      namespace: "ztp-common"
    spec:
      bindingRules:
        common: "true"
        du-profile: "latest"
      sourceFiles:
        - fileName: LcaSubscriptionNS.yaml
          policyName: "subscriptions-policy"
        - fileName: LcaSubscriptionOperGroup.yaml
          policyName: "subscriptions-policy"
        - fileName: LcaSubscription.yaml
          policyName: "subscriptions-policy"
    [...]

15.2.2.4. Installing and configuring the OADP Operator with GitOps ZTP

Install and configure the OADP Operator with GitOps ZTP before starting the upgrade.

Procedure

  1. Extract the following CRs from the ztp-site-generate container image and push them to the source-cr directory:

    Example OadpSubscriptionNS.yaml file

    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Namespace
    metadata:
      name: openshift-adp
      annotations:
        ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "2"
      labels:
        kubernetes.io/metadata.name: openshift-adp

    Example OadpSubscriptionOperGroup.yaml file

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
    kind: OperatorGroup
    metadata:
      name: redhat-oadp-operator
      namespace: openshift-adp
      annotations:
        ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "2"
    spec:
      targetNamespaces:
      - openshift-adp

    Example OadpSubscription.yaml file

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
    kind: Subscription
    metadata:
      name: redhat-oadp-operator
      namespace: openshift-adp
      annotations:
        ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "2"
    spec:
      channel: stable-1.4
      name: redhat-oadp-operator
      source: redhat-operators
      sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
      installPlanApproval: Manual
    status:
      state: AtLatestKnown

    Example OadpOperatorStatus.yaml file

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
    kind: Operator
    metadata:
      name: redhat-oadp-operator.openshift-adp
      annotations:
        ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "2"
    status:
      components:
        refs:
        - kind: Subscription
          namespace: openshift-adp
          conditions:
          - type: CatalogSourcesUnhealthy
            status: "False"
        - kind: InstallPlan
          namespace: openshift-adp
          conditions:
          - type: Installed
            status: "True"
        - kind: ClusterServiceVersion
          namespace: openshift-adp
          conditions:
          - type: Succeeded
            status: "True"
            reason: InstallSucceeded

    Example directory structure

    ├── kustomization.yaml
    ├── sno
    │   ├── example-cnf.yaml
    │   ├── common-ranGen.yaml
    │   ├── group-du-sno-ranGen.yaml
    │   ├── group-du-sno-validator-ranGen.yaml
    │   └── ns.yaml
    ├── source-crs
    │   ├── OadpSubscriptionNS.yaml
    │   ├── OadpSubscriptionOperGroup.yaml
    │   ├── OadpSubscription.yaml
    │   ├── OadpOperatorStatus.yaml

  2. Add the CRs to your common PolicyGenTemplate:

    apiVersion: ran.openshift.io/v1
    kind: PolicyGenTemplate
    metadata:
      name: "example-common-latest"
      namespace: "ztp-common"
    spec:
      bindingRules:
        common: "true"
        du-profile: "latest"
      sourceFiles:
        - fileName: OadpSubscriptionNS.yaml
          policyName: "subscriptions-policy"
        - fileName: OadpSubscriptionOperGroup.yaml
          policyName: "subscriptions-policy"
        - fileName: OadpSubscription.yaml
          policyName: "subscriptions-policy"
        - fileName: OadpOperatorStatus.yaml
          policyName: "subscriptions-policy"
    [...]
  3. Create the DataProtectionApplication CR and the S3 secret only for the target cluster:

    1. Extract the following CRs from the ztp-site-generate container image and push them to the source-cr directory:

      Example DataProtectionApplication.yaml file

      apiVersion: oadp.openshift.io/v1alpha1
      kind: DataProtectionApplication
      metadata:
        name: dataprotectionapplication
        namespace: openshift-adp
        annotations:
          ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "100"
      spec:
        configuration:
          restic:
            enable: false 1
          velero:
            defaultPlugins:
              - aws
              - openshift
            resourceTimeout: 10m
        backupLocations:
          - velero:
              config:
                profile: "default"
                region: minio
                s3Url: $url
                insecureSkipTLSVerify: "true"
                s3ForcePathStyle: "true"
              provider: aws
              default: true
              credential:
                key: cloud
                name: cloud-credentials
              objectStorage:
                bucket: $bucketName 2
                prefix: $prefixName 3
      status:
        conditions:
        - reason: Complete
          status: "True"
          type: Reconciled

      1
      The spec.configuration.restic.enable field must be set to false for an image-based upgrade because persistent volume contents are retained and reused after the upgrade.
      2 3
      The bucket defines the bucket name that is created in S3 backend. The prefix defines the name of the subdirectory that will be automatically created in the bucket. The combination of bucket and prefix must be unique for each target cluster to avoid interference between them. To ensure a unique storage directory for each target cluster, you can use the RHACM hub template function, for example, prefix: {{hub .ManagedClusterName hub}}.

      Example OadpSecret.yaml file

      apiVersion: v1
      kind: Secret
      metadata:
        name: cloud-credentials
        namespace: openshift-adp
        annotations:
          ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "100"
      type: Opaque

      Example OadpBackupStorageLocationStatus.yaml file

      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: BackupStorageLocation
      metadata:
        namespace: openshift-adp
        annotations:
          ran.openshift.io/ztp-deploy-wave: "100"
      status:
        phase: Available

      The OadpBackupStorageLocationStatus.yaml CR verifies the availability of backup storage locations created by OADP.

    2. Add the CRs to your site PolicyGenTemplate with overrides:

      apiVersion: ran.openshift.io/v1
      kind: PolicyGenTemplate
      metadata:
        name: "example-cnf"
        namespace: "ztp-site"
      spec:
        bindingRules:
          sites: "example-cnf"
          du-profile: "latest"
        mcp: "master"
        sourceFiles:
          ...
          - fileName: OadpSecret.yaml
            policyName: "config-policy"
            data:
              cloud: <your_credentials> 1
          - fileName: DataProtectionApplication.yaml
            policyName: "config-policy"
            spec:
              backupLocations:
                - velero:
                    config:
                      region: minio
                      s3Url: <your_S3_URL> 2
                      profile: "default"
                      insecureSkipTLSVerify: "true"
                      s3ForcePathStyle: "true"
                    provider: aws
                    default: true
                    credential:
                      key: cloud
                      name: cloud-credentials
                    objectStorage:
                      bucket: <your_bucket_name> 3
                      prefix: <cluster_name> 4
          - fileName: OadpBackupStorageLocationStatus.yaml
            policyName: "config-policy"
      1
      Specify your credentials for your S3 storage backend.
      2
      Specify the URL for your S3-compatible bucket.
      3 4
      The bucket defines the bucket name that is created in S3 backend. The prefix defines the name of the subdirectory that will be automatically created in the bucket. The combination of bucket and prefix must be unique for each target cluster to avoid interference between them. To ensure a unique storage directory for each target cluster, you can use the RHACM hub template function, for example, prefix: {{hub .ManagedClusterName hub}}.

15.2.3. Generating a seed image for the image-based upgrade with the Lifecycle Agent

Use the Lifecycle Agent to generate the seed image with the SeedGenerator custom resource (CR).

15.2.3.1. Seed image configuration

The seed image targets a set of single-node OpenShift clusters with the same hardware and similar configuration. This means that the seed image must have all of the components and configuration that the seed cluster shares with the target clusters. Therefore, the seed image generated from the seed cluster cannot contain any cluster-specific configuration.

The following table lists the components, resources, and configurations that you must and must not include in your seed image:

Table 15.2. Seed image configuration
Cluster configurationInclude in seed image

Performance profile

Yes

MachineConfig resources for the target cluster

Yes

IP version [1]

Yes

Set of Day 2 Operators, including the Lifecycle Agent and the OADP Operator

Yes

Disconnected registry configuration [2]

Yes

Valid proxy configuration [3]

Yes

FIPS configuration

Yes

Dedicated partition on the primary disk for container storage that matches the size of the target clusters

Yes

Local volumes

  • StorageClass used in LocalVolume for LSO
  • LocalVolume for LSO
  • LVMCluster CR for LVMS

No

OADP DataProtectionApplication CR

No

  1. Dual-stack networking is not supported in this release.
  2. If the seed cluster is installed in a disconnected environment, the target clusters must also be installed in a disconnected environment.
  3. The proxy configuration does not have to be the same.
15.2.3.1.1. Seed image configuration using the RAN DU profile

The following table lists the components, resources, and configurations that you must and must not include in the seed image when using the RAN DU profile:

Table 15.3. Seed image configuration with RAN DU profile
ResourceInclude in seed image

All extra manifests that are applied as part of Day 0 installation

Yes

All Day 2 Operator subscriptions

Yes

ClusterLogging.yaml

Yes

DisableOLMPprof.yaml

Yes

TunedPerformancePatch.yaml

Yes

PerformanceProfile.yaml

Yes

SriovOperatorConfig.yaml

Yes

DisableSnoNetworkDiag.yaml

Yes

StorageClass.yaml

No, if it is used in StorageLV.yaml

StorageLV.yaml

No

StorageLVMCluster.yaml

No

Table 15.4. Seed image configuration with RAN DU profile for extra manifests
ResourceApply as extra manifest

ClusterLogForwarder.yaml

Yes

ReduceMonitoringFootprint.yaml

Yes

SriovFecClusterConfig.yaml

Yes

PtpOperatorConfigForEvent.yaml

Yes

DefaultCatsrc.yaml

Yes

PtpConfig.yaml

If the interfaces of the target cluster are common with the seed cluster, you can include them in the seed image. Otherwise, apply it as extra manifests.

SriovNetwork.yamlSriovNetworkNodePolicy.yaml

If the configuration, including namespaces, is exactly the same on both the seed and target cluster, you can include them in the seed image. Otherwise, apply them as extra manifests.

15.2.3.2. Generating a seed image with the Lifecycle Agent

Use the Lifecycle Agent to generate the seed image with the SeedGenerator CR. The Operator checks for required system configurations, performs any necessary system cleanup before generating the seed image, and launches the image generation. The seed image generation includes the following tasks:

  • Stopping cluster Operators
  • Preparing the seed image configuration
  • Generating and pushing the seed image to the image repository specified in the SeedGenerator CR
  • Restoring cluster Operators
  • Expiring seed cluster certificates
  • Generating new certificates for the seed cluster
  • Restoring and updating the SeedGenerator CR on the seed cluster

Prerequisites

  • You have configured a shared container directory on the seed cluster.
  • You have installed the minimum version of the OADP Operator and the Lifecycle Agent on the seed cluster.
  • Ensure that persistent volumes are not configured on the seed cluster.
  • Ensure that the LocalVolume CR does not exist on the seed cluster if the Local Storage Operator is used.
  • Ensure that the LVMCluster CR does not exist on the seed cluster if LVM Storage is used.
  • Ensure that the DataProtectionApplication CR does not exist on the seed cluster if OADP is used.

Procedure

  1. Detach the cluster from the hub to delete any RHACM-specific resources from the seed cluster that must not be in the seed image:

    1. Manually detach the seed cluster by running the following command:

      $ oc delete managedcluster sno-worker-example
      1. Wait until the ManagedCluster CR is removed. After the CR is removed, create the proper SeedGenerator CR. The Lifecycle Agent cleans up the RHACM artifacts.
    2. If you are using GitOps ZTP, detach your cluster by removing the seed cluster’s SiteConfig CR from the kustomization.yaml.

      1. If you have a kustomization.yaml file that references multiple SiteConfig CRs, remove your seed cluster’s SiteConfig CR from the kustomization.yaml:

        apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
        kind: Kustomization
        
        generators:
        #- example-seed-sno1.yaml
        - example-target-sno2.yaml
        - example-target-sno3.yaml
      2. If you have a kustomization.yaml that references one SiteConfig CR, remove your seed cluster’s SiteConfig CR from the kustomization.yaml and add the generators: {} line:

        apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
        kind: Kustomization
        
        generators: {}
      3. Commit the kustomization.yaml changes in your Git repository and push the changes to your repository.

        The ArgoCD pipeline detects the changes and removes the managed cluster.

  2. Create the Secret object so that you can push the seed image to your registry.

    1. Create the authentication file by running the following commands:

      $ MY_USER=myuserid
      $ AUTHFILE=/tmp/my-auth.json
      $ podman login --authfile ${AUTHFILE} -u ${MY_USER} quay.io/${MY_USER}
      $ base64 -w 0 ${AUTHFILE} ; echo
    2. Copy the output into the seedAuth field in the Secret YAML file named seedgen in the openshift-lifecycle-agent namespace:

      apiVersion: v1
      kind: Secret
      metadata:
        name: seedgen 1
        namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      type: Opaque
      data:
        seedAuth: <encoded_AUTHFILE> 2
      1
      The Secret resource must have the name: seedgen and namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent fields.
      2
      Specifies a base64-encoded authfile for write-access to the registry for pushing the generated seed images.
    3. Apply the Secret by running the following command:

      $ oc apply -f secretseedgenerator.yaml
  3. Create the SeedGenerator CR:

    apiVersion: lca.openshift.io/v1
    kind: SeedGenerator
    metadata:
      name: seedimage 1
    spec:
      seedImage: <seed_container_image> 2
    1
    The SeedGenerator CR must be named seedimage.
    2
    Specify the container image URL, for example, quay.io/example/seed-container-image:<tag>. It is recommended to use the <seed_cluster_name>:<ocp_version> format.
  4. Generate the seed image by running the following command:

    $ oc apply -f seedgenerator.yaml
    Important

    The cluster reboots and loses API capabilities while the Lifecycle Agent generates the seed image. Applying the SeedGenerator CR stops the kubelet and the CRI-O operations, then it starts the image generation.

If you want to generate more seed images, you must provision a new seed cluster with the version that you want to generate a seed image from.

Verification

  1. After the cluster recovers and it is available, you can check the status of the SeedGenerator CR by running the following command:

    $ oc get seedgenerator -o yaml

    Example output

    status:
      conditions:
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-02-13T21:24:26Z"
        message: Seed Generation completed
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: Completed
        status: "False"
        type: SeedGenInProgress
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-02-13T21:24:26Z"
        message: Seed Generation completed
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: Completed
        status: "True"
        type: SeedGenCompleted 1
      observedGeneration: 1

    1
    The seed image generation is complete.

15.2.4. Creating ConfigMap objects for the image-based upgrade with the Lifecycle Agent

The Lifecycle Agent needs all your OADP resources, extra manifests, and custom catalog sources wrapped in a ConfigMap object to process them for the image-based upgrade.

15.2.4.1. Creating OADP ConfigMap objects for the image-based upgrade with Lifecycle Agent

Create your OADP resources that are used to back up and restore your resources during the upgrade.

Prerequisites

  • Generate a seed image from a compatible seed cluster.
  • Create OADP backup and restore resources.
  • Create a separate partition on the target cluster for the container images that is shared between stateroots. For more information about, see "Configuring a shared container partition for the image-based upgrade".
  • Deploy a version of Lifecycle Agent that is compatible with the version used with the seed image.
  • Install the OADP Operator, the DataProtectionApplication CR, and its secret on the target cluster.
  • Create an S3-compatible storage solution and a ready-to-use bucket with proper credentials configured. For more information, see "About installing OADP".

Procedure

  1. Create the OADP Backup and Restore CRs for platform artifacts in the same namespace where the OADP Operator is installed, which is openshift-adp.

    1. If the target cluster is managed by RHACM, add the following YAML file for backing up and restoring RHACM artifacts:

      PlatformBackupRestore.yaml for RHACM

      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Backup
      metadata:
        name: acm-klusterlet
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-label: "apps/v1/deployments/open-cluster-management-agent/klusterlet,v1/secrets/open-cluster-management-agent/bootstrap-hub-kubeconfig,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterroles/klusterlet,v1/serviceaccounts/open-cluster-management-agent/klusterlet,scheduling.k8s.io/v1/priorityclasses/klusterlet-critical,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterroles/open-cluster-management:klusterlet-admin-aggregate-clusterrole,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterrolebindings/klusterlet,operator.open-cluster-management.io/v1/klusterlets/klusterlet,apiextensions.k8s.io/v1/customresourcedefinitions/klusterlets.operator.open-cluster-management.io,v1/secrets/open-cluster-management-agent/open-cluster-management-image-pull-credentials" 1
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        namespace: openshift-adp
      spec:
        includedNamespaces:
        - open-cluster-management-agent
        includedClusterScopedResources:
        - klusterlets.operator.open-cluster-management.io
        - clusterroles.rbac.authorization.k8s.io
        - clusterrolebindings.rbac.authorization.k8s.io
        - priorityclasses.scheduling.k8s.io
        includedNamespaceScopedResources:
        - deployments
        - serviceaccounts
        - secrets
        excludedNamespaceScopedResources: []
      ---
      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Restore
      metadata:
        name: acm-klusterlet
        namespace: openshift-adp
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "1"
      spec:
        backupName:
          acm-klusterlet

      1
      If your multiclusterHub CR does not have .spec.imagePullSecret defined and the secret does not exist on the open-cluster-management-agent namespace in your hub cluster, remove v1/secrets/open-cluster-management-agent/open-cluster-management-image-pull-credentials.
    2. If you created persistent volumes on your cluster through LVM Storage, add the following YAML file for LVM Storage artifacts:

      PlatformBackupRestoreLvms.yaml for LVM Storage

      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Backup
      metadata:
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        name: lvmcluster
        namespace: openshift-adp
      spec:
        includedNamespaces:
          - openshift-storage
        includedNamespaceScopedResources:
          - lvmclusters
          - lvmvolumegroups
          - lvmvolumegroupnodestatuses
      ---
      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Restore
      metadata:
        name: lvmcluster
        namespace: openshift-adp
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "2" 1
      spec:
        backupName:
          lvmcluster

      1
      The lca.openshift.io/apply-wave value must be lower than the values specified in the application Restore CRs.
  2. If you need to restore applications after the upgrade, create the OADP Backup and Restore CRs for your application in the openshift-adp namespace.

    1. Create the OADP CRs for cluster-scoped application artifacts in the openshift-adp namespace.

      Example OADP CRs for cluster-scoped application artifacts for LSO and LVM Storage

      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Backup
      metadata:
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-label: "apiextensions.k8s.io/v1/customresourcedefinitions/test.example.com,security.openshift.io/v1/securitycontextconstraints/test,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterroles/test-role,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterrolebindings/system:openshift:scc:test" 1
        name: backup-app-cluster-resources
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        namespace: openshift-adp
      spec:
        includedClusterScopedResources:
        - customresourcedefinitions
        - securitycontextconstraints
        - clusterrolebindings
        - clusterroles
        excludedClusterScopedResources:
        - Namespace
      ---
      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Restore
      metadata:
        name: test-app-cluster-resources
        namespace: openshift-adp
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "3" 2
      spec:
        backupName:
          backup-app-cluster-resources

      1
      Replace the example resource name with your actual resources.
      2
      The lca.openshift.io/apply-wave value must be higher than the value in the platform Restore CRs and lower than the value in the application namespace-scoped Restore CR.
    2. Create the OADP CRs for your namespace-scoped application artifacts.

      Example OADP CRs namespace-scoped application artifacts when LSO is used

      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Backup
      metadata:
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        name: backup-app
        namespace: openshift-adp
      spec:
        includedNamespaces:
        - test
        includedNamespaceScopedResources:
        - secrets
        - persistentvolumeclaims
        - deployments
        - statefulsets
        - configmaps
        - cronjobs
        - services
        - job
        - poddisruptionbudgets
        - <application_custom_resources> 1
        excludedClusterScopedResources:
        - persistentVolumes
      ---
      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Restore
      metadata:
        name: test-app
        namespace: openshift-adp
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "4"
      spec:
        backupName:
          backup-app

      1
      Define custom resources for your application.

      Example OADP CRs namespace-scoped application artifacts when LVM Storage is used

      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Backup
      metadata:
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        name: backup-app
        namespace: openshift-adp
      spec:
        includedNamespaces:
        - test
        includedNamespaceScopedResources:
        - secrets
        - persistentvolumeclaims
        - deployments
        - statefulsets
        - configmaps
        - cronjobs
        - services
        - job
        - poddisruptionbudgets
        - <application_custom_resources> 1
        includedClusterScopedResources:
        - persistentVolumes 2
        - logicalvolumes.topolvm.io 3
        - volumesnapshotcontents 4
      ---
      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Restore
      metadata:
        name: test-app
        namespace: openshift-adp
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "4"
      spec:
        backupName:
          backup-app
        restorePVs: true
        restoreStatus:
          includedResources:
          - logicalvolumes 5

      1
      Define custom resources for your application.
      2
      Required field.
      3
      Required field
      4
      Optional if you use LVM Storage volume snapshots.
      5
      Required field.
      Important

      The same version of the applications must function on both the current and the target release of OpenShift Container Platform.

  3. Create the ConfigMap object for your OADP CRs by running the following command:

    $ oc create configmap oadp-cm-example --from-file=example-oadp-resources.yaml=<path_to_oadp_crs> -n openshift-adp
  4. Patch the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch imagebasedupgrades.lca.openshift.io upgrade \
      -p='{"spec": {"oadpContent": [{"name": "oadp-cm-example", "namespace": "openshift-adp"}]}}' \
      --type=merge -n openshift-lifecycle-agent

15.2.4.2. Creating ConfigMap objects of extra manifests for the image-based upgrade with Lifecycle Agent

Create additional manifests that you want to apply to the target cluster.

Procedure

  1. Create a YAML file that contains your extra manifests, such as SR-IOV.

    Example SR-IOV resources

    apiVersion: sriovnetwork.openshift.io/v1
    kind: SriovNetworkNodePolicy
    metadata:
      name: "example-sriov-node-policy"
      namespace: openshift-sriov-network-operator
    spec:
      deviceType: vfio-pci
      isRdma: false
      nicSelector:
        pfNames: [ens1f0]
      nodeSelector:
        node-role.kubernetes.io/master: ""
      mtu: 1500
      numVfs: 8
      priority: 99
      resourceName: example-sriov-node-policy
    ---
    apiVersion: sriovnetwork.openshift.io/v1
    kind: SriovNetwork
    metadata:
      name: "example-sriov-network"
      namespace: openshift-sriov-network-operator
    spec:
      ipam: |-
        {
        }
      linkState: auto
      networkNamespace: sriov-namespace
      resourceName: example-sriov-node-policy
      spoofChk: "on"
      trust: "off"

  2. Create the ConfigMap object by running the following command:

    $ oc create configmap example-extra-manifests-cm --from-file=example-extra-manifests.yaml=<path_to_extramanifest> -n openshift-lifecycle-agent
  3. Patch the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch imagebasedupgrades.lca.openshift.io upgrade \
      -p='{"spec": {"extraManifests": [{"name": "example-extra-manifests-cm", "namespace": "openshift-lifecycle-agent"}]}}' \
      --type=merge -n openshift-lifecycle-agent

15.2.4.3. Creating ConfigMap objects of custom catalog sources for the image-based upgrade with Lifecycle Agent

You can keep your custom catalog sources after the upgrade by generating a ConfigMap object for your catalog sources and adding them to the spec.extraManifest field in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR. For more information about catalog sources, see "Catalog source".

Procedure

  1. Create a YAML file that contains the CatalogSource CR:

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
    kind: CatalogSource
    metadata:
      name: example-catalogsources
      namespace: openshift-marketplace
    spec:
      sourceType: grpc
      displayName: disconnected-redhat-operators
      image: quay.io/example-org/example-catalog:v1
  2. Create the ConfigMap object by running the following command:

    $ oc create configmap example-catalogsources-cm --from-file=example-catalogsources.yaml=<path_to_catalogsource_cr> -n openshift-lifecycle-agent
  3. Patch the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch imagebasedupgrades.lca.openshift.io upgrade \
      -p='{"spec": {"extraManifests": [{"name": "example-catalogsources-cm", "namespace": "openshift-lifecycle-agent"}]}}' \
      --type=merge -n openshift-lifecycle-agent

15.2.5. Creating ConfigMap objects for the image-based upgrade with the Lifecycle Agent using GitOps ZTP

Create your OADP resources, extra manifests, and custom catalog sources wrapped in a ConfigMap object to prepare for the image-based upgrade.

15.2.5.1. Creating OADP resources for the image-based upgrade with GitOps ZTP

Prepare your OADP resources to restore your application after an upgrade.

Prerequisites

  • Provision one or more managed clusters with GitOps ZTP.
  • Log in as a user with cluster-admin privileges.
  • Generate a seed image from a compatible seed cluster.
  • Create a separate partition on the target cluster for the container images that is shared between stateroots. For more information, see "Configuring a shared container partition between ostree stateroots when using GitOps ZTP".
  • Deploy a version of Lifecycle Agent that is compatible with the version used with the seed image.
  • Install the OADP Operator, the DataProtectionApplication CR, and its secret on the target cluster.
  • Create an S3-compatible storage solution and a ready-to-use bucket with proper credentials configured. For more information, see "Installing and configuring the OADP Operator with GitOps ZTP".
  • The openshift-adp namespace for the OADP ConfigMap object must exist on all managed clusters and the hub for the OADP ConfigMap to be generated and copied to the clusters.

Procedure

  1. Ensure that your Git repository that you use with the ArgoCD policies application contains the following directory structure:

    ├── source-crs/
    │   ├── ibu/
    │   │    ├── ImageBasedUpgrade.yaml
    │   │    ├── PlatformBackupRestore.yaml
    │   │    ├── PlatformBackupRestoreLvms.yaml
    │   │    ├── PlatformBackupRestoreWithIBGU.yaml
    ├── ...
    ├── kustomization.yaml

    The source-crs/ibu/PlatformBackupRestoreWithIBGU.yaml file is provided in the ZTP container image.

    PlatformBackupRestoreWithIBGU.yaml

    apiVersion: velero.io/v1
    kind: Backup
    metadata:
      name: acm-klusterlet
      annotations:
        lca.openshift.io/apply-label: "apps/v1/deployments/open-cluster-management-agent/klusterlet,v1/secrets/open-cluster-management-agent/bootstrap-hub-kubeconfig,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterroles/klusterlet,v1/serviceaccounts/open-cluster-management-agent/klusterlet,scheduling.k8s.io/v1/priorityclasses/klusterlet-critical,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterroles/open-cluster-management:klusterlet-work:ibu-role,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterroles/open-cluster-management:klusterlet-admin-aggregate-clusterrole,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterrolebindings/klusterlet,operator.open-cluster-management.io/v1/klusterlets/klusterlet,apiextensions.k8s.io/v1/customresourcedefinitions/klusterlets.operator.open-cluster-management.io,v1/secrets/open-cluster-management-agent/open-cluster-management-image-pull-credentials" 1
      labels:
        velero.io/storage-location: default
      namespace: openshift-adp
    spec:
      includedNamespaces:
      - open-cluster-management-agent
      includedClusterScopedResources:
      - klusterlets.operator.open-cluster-management.io
      - clusterroles.rbac.authorization.k8s.io
      - clusterrolebindings.rbac.authorization.k8s.io
      - priorityclasses.scheduling.k8s.io
      includedNamespaceScopedResources:
      - deployments
      - serviceaccounts
      - secrets
      excludedNamespaceScopedResources: []
    ---
    apiVersion: velero.io/v1
    kind: Restore
    metadata:
      name: acm-klusterlet
      namespace: openshift-adp
      labels:
        velero.io/storage-location: default
      annotations:
        lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "1"
    spec:
      backupName:
        acm-klusterlet

    1
    If your multiclusterHub CR does not have .spec.imagePullSecret defined and the secret does not exist on the open-cluster-management-agent namespace in your hub cluster, remove v1/secrets/open-cluster-management-agent/open-cluster-management-image-pull-credentials.
    Note

    If you perform the image-based upgrade directly on managed clusters, use the PlatformBackupRestore.yaml file.

    If you use LVM Storage to create persistent volumes, you can use the source-crs/ibu/PlatformBackupRestoreLvms.yaml provided in the ZTP container image to back up your LVM Storage resources.

    PlatformBackupRestoreLvms.yaml

    apiVersion: velero.io/v1
    kind: Backup
    metadata:
      labels:
        velero.io/storage-location: default
      name: lvmcluster
      namespace: openshift-adp
    spec:
      includedNamespaces:
        - openshift-storage
      includedNamespaceScopedResources:
        - lvmclusters
        - lvmvolumegroups
        - lvmvolumegroupnodestatuses
    ---
    apiVersion: velero.io/v1
    kind: Restore
    metadata:
      name: lvmcluster
      namespace: openshift-adp
      labels:
        velero.io/storage-location: default
      annotations:
        lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "2" 1
    spec:
      backupName:
        lvmcluster

    1
    The lca.openshift.io/apply-wave value must be lower than the values specified in the application Restore CRs.
  2. If you need to restore applications after the upgrade, create the OADP Backup and Restore CRs for your application in the openshift-adp namespace:

    1. Create the OADP CRs for cluster-scoped application artifacts in the openshift-adp namespace:

      Example OADP CRs for cluster-scoped application artifacts for LSO and LVM Storage

      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Backup
      metadata:
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-label: "apiextensions.k8s.io/v1/customresourcedefinitions/test.example.com,security.openshift.io/v1/securitycontextconstraints/test,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterroles/test-role,rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1/clusterrolebindings/system:openshift:scc:test" 1
        name: backup-app-cluster-resources
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        namespace: openshift-adp
      spec:
        includedClusterScopedResources:
        - customresourcedefinitions
        - securitycontextconstraints
        - clusterrolebindings
        - clusterroles
        excludedClusterScopedResources:
        - Namespace
      ---
      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Restore
      metadata:
        name: test-app-cluster-resources
        namespace: openshift-adp
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "3" 2
      spec:
        backupName:
          backup-app-cluster-resources

      1
      Replace the example resource name with your actual resources.
      2
      The lca.openshift.io/apply-wave value must be higher than the value in the platform Restore CRs and lower than the value in the application namespace-scoped Restore CR.
    2. Create the OADP CRs for your namespace-scoped application artifacts in the source-crs/custom-crs directory:

      Example OADP CRs namespace-scoped application artifacts when LSO is used

      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Backup
      metadata:
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        name: backup-app
        namespace: openshift-adp
      spec:
        includedNamespaces:
        - test
        includedNamespaceScopedResources:
        - secrets
        - persistentvolumeclaims
        - deployments
        - statefulsets
        - configmaps
        - cronjobs
        - services
        - job
        - poddisruptionbudgets
        - <application_custom_resources> 1
        excludedClusterScopedResources:
        - persistentVolumes
      ---
      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Restore
      metadata:
        name: test-app
        namespace: openshift-adp
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "4"
      spec:
        backupName:
          backup-app

      1
      Define custom resources for your application.

      Example OADP CRs namespace-scoped application artifacts when LVM Storage is used

      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Backup
      metadata:
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        name: backup-app
        namespace: openshift-adp
      spec:
        includedNamespaces:
        - test
        includedNamespaceScopedResources:
        - secrets
        - persistentvolumeclaims
        - deployments
        - statefulsets
        - configmaps
        - cronjobs
        - services
        - job
        - poddisruptionbudgets
        - <application_custom_resources> 1
        includedClusterScopedResources:
        - persistentVolumes 2
        - logicalvolumes.topolvm.io 3
        - volumesnapshotcontents 4
      ---
      apiVersion: velero.io/v1
      kind: Restore
      metadata:
        name: test-app
        namespace: openshift-adp
        labels:
          velero.io/storage-location: default
        annotations:
          lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "4"
      spec:
        backupName:
          backup-app
        restorePVs: true
        restoreStatus:
          includedResources:
          - logicalvolumes 5

      1
      Define custom resources for your application.
      2
      Required field.
      3
      Required field
      4
      Optional if you use LVM Storage volume snapshots.
      5
      Required field.
      Important

      The same version of the applications must function on both the current and the target release of OpenShift Container Platform.

  3. Create a kustomization.yaml with the following content:

    apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
    kind: Kustomization
    
    configMapGenerator: 1
    - files:
      - source-crs/ibu/PlatformBackupRestoreWithIBGU.yaml
      #- source-crs/custom-crs/ApplicationClusterScopedBackupRestore.yaml
      #- source-crs/custom-crs/ApplicationApplicationBackupRestoreLso.yaml
      name: oadp-cm
      namespace: openshift-adp 2
    generatorOptions:
      disableNameSuffixHash: true
    1
    Creates the oadp-cm ConfigMap object on the hub cluster with Backup and Restore CRs.
    2
    The namespace must exist on all managed clusters and the hub for the OADP ConfigMap to be generated and copied to the clusters.
  4. Push the changes to your Git repository.

15.2.5.2. Labeling extra manifests for the image-based upgrade with GitOps ZTP

Label your extra manifests so that the Lifecycle Agent can extract resources that are labeled with the lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version: <target_version> label.

Prerequisites

  • Provision one or more managed clusters with GitOps ZTP.
  • Log in as a user with cluster-admin privileges.
  • Generate a seed image from a compatible seed cluster.
  • Create a separate partition on the target cluster for the container images that is shared between stateroots. For more information, see "Configuring a shared container directory between ostree stateroots when using GitOps ZTP".
  • Deploy a version of Lifecycle Agent that is compatible with the version used with the seed image.

Procedure

  1. Label your required extra manifests with the lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version: <target_version> label in your existing site PolicyGenTemplate CR:

    apiVersion: ran.openshift.io/v1
    kind: PolicyGenTemplate
    metadata:
      name: example-sno
    spec:
      bindingRules:
        sites: "example-sno"
        du-profile: "4.15"
      mcp: "master"
      sourceFiles:
        - fileName: SriovNetwork.yaml
          policyName: "config-policy"
          metadata:
            name: "sriov-nw-du-fh"
            labels:
              lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version: "4.15" 1
          spec:
            resourceName: du_fh
            vlan: 140
        - fileName: SriovNetworkNodePolicy.yaml
          policyName: "config-policy"
          metadata:
            name: "sriov-nnp-du-fh"
            labels:
              lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version: "4.15"
          spec:
            deviceType: netdevice
            isRdma: false
            nicSelector:
              pfNames: ["ens5f0"]
            numVfs: 8
            priority: 10
            resourceName: du_fh
        - fileName: SriovNetwork.yaml
          policyName: "config-policy"
          metadata:
            name: "sriov-nw-du-mh"
            labels:
              lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version: "4.15"
          spec:
            resourceName: du_mh
            vlan: 150
        - fileName: SriovNetworkNodePolicy.yaml
          policyName: "config-policy"
          metadata:
            name: "sriov-nnp-du-mh"
            labels:
              lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version: "4.15"
          spec:
            deviceType: vfio-pci
            isRdma: false
            nicSelector:
              pfNames: ["ens7f0"]
            numVfs: 8
            priority: 10
            resourceName: du_mh
        - fileName: DefaultCatsrc.yaml 2
          policyName: "config-policy"
          metadata:
            name: default-cat-source
            namespace: openshift-marketplace
            labels:
                lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version: "4.15"
          spec:
              displayName: default-cat-source
              image: quay.io/example-org/example-catalog:v1
    1
    Ensure that the lca.openshift.io/target-ocp-version label matches either the y-stream or the z-stream of the target OpenShift Container Platform version that is specified in the spec.seedImageRef.version field of the ImageBasedUpgrade CR. The Lifecycle Agent only applies the CRs that match the specified version.
    2
    If you do not want to use custom catalog sources, remove this entry.
  2. Push the changes to your Git repository.

15.2.6. Configuring the automatic image cleanup of the container storage disk

Configure when the Lifecycle Agent cleans up unpinned images in the Prep stage by setting a minimum threshold for available storage space through annotations. The default container storage disk usage threshold is 50%.

The Lifecycle Agent does not delete images that are pinned in CRI-O or are currently used. The Operator selects the images for deletion by starting with dangling images and then sorting the images from oldest to newest that is determined by the image Created timestamp.

15.2.6.1. Configuring the automatic image cleanup of the container storage disk

Configure the minimum threshold for available storage space through annotations.

Prerequisites

  • Create an ImageBasedUpgrade CR.

Procedure

  1. Increase the threshold to 65% by running the following command:

    $ oc -n openshift-lifecycle-agent annotate ibu upgrade image-cleanup.lca.openshift.io/disk-usage-threshold-percent='65'
  2. (Optional) Remove the threshold override by running the following command:

    $ oc -n  openshift-lifecycle-agent annotate ibu upgrade image-cleanup.lca.openshift.io/disk-usage-threshold-percent-

15.2.6.2. Disable the automatic image cleanup of the container storage disk

Disable the automatic image cleanup threshold.

Procedure

  1. Disable the automatic image cleanup by running the following command:

    $ oc -n openshift-lifecycle-agent annotate ibu upgrade image-cleanup.lca.openshift.io/on-prep='Disabled'
  2. (Optional) Enable automatic image cleanup again by running the following command:

    $ oc -n  openshift-lifecycle-agent annotate ibu upgrade image-cleanup.lca.openshift.io/on-prep-

15.3. Performing an image-based upgrade for single-node OpenShift clusters with the Lifecycle Agent

You can use the Lifecycle Agent to do a manual image-based upgrade of a single-node OpenShift cluster.

When you deploy the Lifecycle Agent on a cluster, an ImageBasedUpgrade CR is automatically created. You update this CR to specify the image repository of the seed image and to move through the different stages.

15.3.1. Moving to the Prep stage of the image-based upgrade with Lifecycle Agent

When you deploy the Lifecycle Agent on a cluster, an ImageBasedUpgrade custom resource (CR) is automatically created.

After you created all the resources that you need during the upgrade, you can move on to the Prep stage. For more information, see the "Creating ConfigMap objects for the image-based upgrade with Lifecycle Agent" section.

Prerequisites

  • You have created resources to back up and restore your clusters.

Procedure

  1. Check that you have patched your ImageBasedUpgrade CR:

    apiVersion: lca.openshift.io/v1
    kind: ImageBasedUpgrade
    metadata:
      name: upgrade
    spec:
      stage: Idle
      seedImageRef:
        version: 4.15.2 1
        image: <seed_container_image> 2
        pullSecretRef: <seed_pull_secret> 3
      autoRollbackOnFailure: {}
    #    initMonitorTimeoutSeconds: 1800 4
      extraManifests: 5
      - name: example-extra-manifests-cm
        namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      - name: example-catalogsources-cm
        namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      oadpContent: 6
      - name: oadp-cm-example
        namespace: openshift-adp
    1
    Specify the target platform version. The value must match the version of the seed image.
    2
    Specify the repository where the target cluster can pull the seed image from.
    3
    Specify the reference to a secret with credentials to pull container images if the images are in a private registry.
    4
    (Optional) Specify the time frame in seconds to roll back if the upgrade does not complete within that time frame after the first reboot. If not defined or set to 0, the default value of 1800 seconds (30 minutes) is used.
    5
    (Optional) Specify the list of ConfigMap resources that contain your custom catalog sources to retain after the upgrade and your extra manifests to apply to the target cluster that are not part of the seed image.
    6
    Add the oadpContent section with the OADP ConfigMap information.
  2. To start the Prep stage, change the value of the stage field to Prep in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch imagebasedupgrades.lca.openshift.io upgrade -p='{"spec": {"stage": "Prep"}}' --type=merge -n openshift-lifecycle-agent

    If you provide ConfigMap objects for OADP resources and extra manifests, Lifecycle Agent validates the specified ConfigMap objects during the Prep stage. You might encounter the following issues:

    • Validation warnings or errors if the Lifecycle Agent detects any issues with the extraManifests parameters.
    • Validation errors if the Lifecycle Agent detects any issues with the oadpContent parameters.

    Validation warnings do not block the Upgrade stage but you must decide if it is safe to proceed with the upgrade. These warnings, for example missing CRDs, namespaces, or dry run failures, update the status.conditions for the Prep stage and annotation fields in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR with details about the warning.

    Example validation warning

    [...]
    metadata:
    annotations:
      extra-manifest.lca.openshift.io/validation-warning: '...'
    [...]

    However, validation errors, such as adding MachineConfig or Operator manifests to extra manifests, cause the Prep stage to fail and block the Upgrade stage.

    When the validations pass, the cluster creates a new ostree stateroot, which involves pulling and unpacking the seed image, and running host-level commands. Finally, all the required images are precached on the target cluster.

Verification

  • Check the status of the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc get ibu -o yaml

    Example output

      conditions:
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: In progress
        observedGeneration: 13
        reason: InProgress
        status: "False"
        type: Idle
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: Prep completed
        observedGeneration: 13
        reason: Completed
        status: "False"
        type: PrepInProgress
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: Prep stage completed successfully
        observedGeneration: 13
        reason: Completed
        status: "True"
        type: PrepCompleted
      observedGeneration: 13
      validNextStages:
      - Idle
      - Upgrade

15.3.2. Moving to the Upgrade stage of the image-based upgrade with Lifecycle Agent

After you generate the seed image and complete the Prep stage, you can upgrade the target cluster. During the upgrade process, the OADP Operator creates a backup of the artifacts specified in the OADP custom resources (CRs), then the Lifecycle Agent upgrades the cluster.

If the upgrade fails or stops, an automatic rollback is initiated. If you have an issue after the upgrade, you can initiate a manual rollback. For more information about manual rollback, see "Moving to the Rollback stage of the image-based upgrade with Lifecycle Agent".

Prerequisites

  • Complete the Prep stage.

Procedure

  1. To move to the Upgrade stage, change the value of the stage field to Upgrade in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch imagebasedupgrades.lca.openshift.io upgrade -p='{"spec": {"stage": "Upgrade"}}' --type=merge
  2. Check the status of the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc get ibu -o yaml

    Example output

    status:
      conditions:
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: In progress
        observedGeneration: 5
        reason: InProgress
        status: "False"
        type: Idle
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: Prep completed
        observedGeneration: 5
        reason: Completed
        status: "False"
        type: PrepInProgress
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: Prep completed successfully
        observedGeneration: 5
        reason: Completed
        status: "True"
        type: PrepCompleted
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: |-
          Waiting for system to stabilize: one or more health checks failed
            - one or more ClusterOperators not yet ready: authentication
            - one or more MachineConfigPools not yet ready: master
            - one or more ClusterServiceVersions not yet ready: sriov-fec.v2.8.0
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: InProgress
        status: "True"
        type: UpgradeInProgress
      observedGeneration: 1
      rollbackAvailabilityExpiration: "2024-05-19T14:01:52Z"
      validNextStages:
      - Rollback

    The OADP Operator creates a backup of the data specified in the OADP Backup and Restore CRs and the target cluster reboots.

  3. Monitor the status of the CR by running the following command:

    $ oc get ibu -o yaml
  4. If you are satisfied with the upgrade, finalize the changes by patching the value of the stage field to Idle in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch imagebasedupgrades.lca.openshift.io upgrade -p='{"spec": {"stage": "Idle"}}' --type=merge
    Important

    You cannot roll back the changes once you move to the Idle stage after an upgrade.

    The Lifecycle Agent deletes all resources created during the upgrade process.

  5. You can remove the OADP Operator and its configuration files after a successful upgrade. For more information, see "Deleting Operators from a cluster".

Verification

  1. Check the status of the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc get ibu -o yaml

    Example output

    status:
      conditions:
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: In progress
        observedGeneration: 5
        reason: InProgress
        status: "False"
        type: Idle
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: Prep completed
        observedGeneration: 5
        reason: Completed
        status: "False"
        type: PrepInProgress
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: Prep completed successfully
        observedGeneration: 5
        reason: Completed
        status: "True"
        type: PrepCompleted
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: Upgrade completed
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: Completed
        status: "False"
        type: UpgradeInProgress
      - lastTransitionTime: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
        message: Upgrade completed
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: Completed
        status: "True"
        type: UpgradeCompleted
      observedGeneration: 1
      rollbackAvailabilityExpiration: "2024-01-01T09:00:00Z"
      validNextStages:
      - Idle
      - Rollback

  2. Check the status of the cluster restoration by running the following command:

    $ oc get restores -n openshift-adp -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name,Status:.status.phase,Reason:.status.failureReason

    Example output

    NAME             Status      Reason
    acm-klusterlet   Completed   <none> 1
    apache-app       Completed   <none>
    localvolume      Completed   <none>

    1
    The acm-klusterlet is specific to RHACM environments only.

15.3.3. Moving to the Rollback stage of the image-based upgrade with Lifecycle Agent

An automatic rollback is initiated if the upgrade does not complete within the time frame specified in the initMonitorTimeoutSeconds field after rebooting.

Example ImageBasedUpgrade CR

apiVersion: lca.openshift.io/v1
kind: ImageBasedUpgrade
metadata:
  name: upgrade
spec:
  stage: Idle
  seedImageRef:
    version: 4.15.2
    image: <seed_container_image>
  autoRollbackOnFailure: {}
#    initMonitorTimeoutSeconds: 1800 1
[...]

1
(Optional) Specify the time frame in seconds to roll back if the upgrade does not complete within that time frame after the first reboot. If not defined or set to 0, the default value of 1800 seconds (30 minutes) is used.

You can manually roll back the changes if you encounter unresolvable issues after an upgrade.

Prerequisites

  • Log in to the hub cluster as a user with cluster-admin privileges.
  • Ensure that the control plane certificates on the original stateroot are valid. If the certificates expired, see "Recovering from expired control plane certificates".

Procedure

  1. To move to the rollback stage, patch the value of the stage field to Rollback in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch imagebasedupgrades.lca.openshift.io upgrade -p='{"spec": {"stage": "Rollback"}}' --type=merge

    The Lifecycle Agent reboots the cluster with the previously installed version of OpenShift Container Platform and restores the applications.

  2. If you are satisfied with the changes, finalize the rollback by patching the value of the stage field to Idle in the ImageBasedUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch imagebasedupgrades.lca.openshift.io upgrade -p='{"spec": {"stage": "Idle"}}' --type=merge -n openshift-lifecycle-agent
    Warning

    If you move to the Idle stage after a rollback, the Lifecycle Agent cleans up resources that can be used to troubleshoot a failed upgrade.

15.3.4. Troubleshooting image-based upgrades with Lifecycle Agent

Perform troubleshooting steps on the managed clusters that are affected by an issue.

Important

If you are using the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR to upgrade your clusters, ensure that the lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-<stage>-completed or `lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-<stage>-failed cluster labels are updated properly after performing troubleshooting or recovery steps on the managed clusters. This ensures that the TALM continues to manage the image-based upgrade for the cluster.

15.3.4.1. Collecting logs

You can use the oc adm must-gather CLI to collect information for debugging and troubleshooting.

Procedure

  • Collect data about the Operators by running the following command:

    $  oc adm must-gather \
      --dest-dir=must-gather/tmp \
      --image=$(oc -n openshift-lifecycle-agent get deployment.apps/lifecycle-agent-controller-manager -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[?(@.name == "manager")].image}') \
      --image=quay.io/konveyor/oadp-must-gather:latest \1
      --image=quay.io/openshift/origin-must-gather:latest 2
    1
    (Optional) You can add this options if you need to gather more information from the OADP Operator.
    2
    (Optional) You can add this options if you need to gather more information from the SR-IOV Operator.

15.3.4.2. AbortFailed or FinalizeFailed error

Issue

During the finalize stage or when you stop the process at the Prep stage, Lifecycle Agent cleans up the following resources:

  • Stateroot that is no longer required
  • Precaching resources
  • OADP CRs
  • ImageBasedUpgrade CR

If the Lifecycle Agent fails to perform the above steps, it transitions to the AbortFailed or FinalizeFailed states. The condition message and log show which steps failed.

Example error message

message: failed to delete all the backup CRs. Perform cleanup manually then add 'lca.openshift.io/manual-cleanup-done' annotation to ibu CR to transition back to Idle
      observedGeneration: 5
      reason: AbortFailed
      status: "False"
      type: Idle

Resolution
  1. Inspect the logs to determine why the failure occurred.
  2. To prompt Lifecycle Agent to retry the cleanup, add the lca.openshift.io/manual-cleanup-done annotation to the ImageBasedUpgrade CR.

    After observing this annotation, Lifecycle Agent retries the cleanup and, if it is successful, the ImageBasedUpgrade stage transitions to Idle.

    If the cleanup fails again, you can manually clean up the resources.

15.3.4.2.1. Cleaning up stateroot manually
Issue
Stopping at the Prep stage, Lifecycle Agent cleans up the new stateroot. When finalizing after a successful upgrade or a rollback, Lifecycle Agent cleans up the old stateroot. If this step fails, it is recommended that you inspect the logs to determine why the failure occurred.
Resolution
  1. Check if there are any existing deployments in the stateroot by running the following command:

    $ ostree admin status
  2. If there are any, clean up the existing deployment by running the following command:

    $ ostree admin undeploy <index_of_deployment>
  3. After cleaning up all the deployments of the stateroot, wipe the stateroot directory by running the following commands:

    Warning

    Ensure that the booted deployment is not in this stateroot.

    $ stateroot="<stateroot_to_delete>"
    $ unshare -m /bin/sh -c "mount -o remount,rw /sysroot && rm -rf /sysroot/ostree/deploy/${stateroot}"
15.3.4.2.2. Cleaning up OADP resources manually
Issue
Automatic cleanup of OADP resources can fail due to connection issues between Lifecycle Agent and the S3 backend. By restoring the connection and adding the lca.openshift.io/manual-cleanup-done annotation, the Lifecycle Agent can successfully cleanup backup resources.
Resolution
  1. Check the backend connectivity by running the following command:

    $ oc get backupstoragelocations.velero.io -n openshift-adp

    Example output

    NAME                          PHASE       LAST VALIDATED   AGE   DEFAULT
    dataprotectionapplication-1   Available   33s              8d    true

  2. Remove all backup resources and then add the lca.openshift.io/manual-cleanup-done annotation to the ImageBasedUpgrade CR.

15.3.4.3. LVM Storage volume contents not restored

When LVM Storage is used to provide dynamic persistent volume storage, LVM Storage might not restore the persistent volume contents if it is configured incorrectly.

15.3.4.3.1. Missing LVM Storage-related fields in Backup CR
Issue

Your Backup CRs might be missing fields that are needed to restore your persistent volumes. You can check for events in your application pod to determine if you have this issue by running the following:

$ oc describe pod <your_app_name>

Example output showing missing LVM Storage-related fields in Backup CR

Events:
  Type     Reason            Age                From               Message
  ----     ------            ----               ----               -------
  Warning  FailedScheduling  58s (x2 over 66s)  default-scheduler  0/1 nodes are available: pod has unbound immediate PersistentVolumeClaims. preemption: 0/1 nodes are available: 1 Preemption is not helpful for scheduling..
  Normal   Scheduled         56s                default-scheduler  Successfully assigned default/db-1234 to sno1.example.lab
  Warning  FailedMount       24s (x7 over 55s)  kubelet            MountVolume.SetUp failed for volume "pvc-1234" : rpc error: code = Unknown desc = VolumeID is not found

Resolution

You must include logicalvolumes.topolvm.io in the application Backup CR. Without this resource, the application restores its persistent volume claims and persistent volume manifests correctly, however, the logicalvolume associated with this persistent volume is not restored properly after pivot.

Example Backup CR

apiVersion: velero.io/v1
kind: Backup
metadata:
  labels:
    velero.io/storage-location: default
  name: small-app
  namespace: openshift-adp
spec:
  includedNamespaces:
  - test
  includedNamespaceScopedResources:
  - secrets
  - persistentvolumeclaims
  - deployments
  - statefulsets
  includedClusterScopedResources: 1
  - persistentVolumes
  - volumesnapshotcontents
  - logicalvolumes.topolvm.io

1
To restore the persistent volumes for your application, you must configure this section as shown.
15.3.4.3.2. Missing LVM Storage-related fields in Restore CR
Issue

The expected resources for the applications are restored but the persistent volume contents are not preserved after upgrading.

  1. List the persistent volumes for you applications by running the following command before pivot:

    $ oc get pv,pvc,logicalvolumes.topolvm.io -A

    Example output before pivot

    NAME                        CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   RECLAIM POLICY   STATUS   CLAIM            STORAGECLASS   REASON   AGE
    persistentvolume/pvc-1234   1Gi        RWO            Retain           Bound    default/pvc-db   lvms-vg1                4h45m
    
    NAMESPACE   NAME                           STATUS   VOLUME     CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   STORAGECLASS   AGE
    default     persistentvolumeclaim/pvc-db   Bound    pvc-1234   1Gi        RWO            lvms-vg1       4h45m
    
    NAMESPACE   NAME                                AGE
                logicalvolume.topolvm.io/pvc-1234   4h45m

  2. List the persistent volumes for you applications by running the following command after pivot:

    $ oc get pv,pvc,logicalvolumes.topolvm.io -A

    Example output after pivot

    NAME                        CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   RECLAIM POLICY   STATUS   CLAIM            STORAGECLASS   REASON   AGE
    persistentvolume/pvc-1234   1Gi        RWO            Delete           Bound    default/pvc-db   lvms-vg1                19s
    
    NAMESPACE   NAME                           STATUS   VOLUME     CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   STORAGECLASS   AGE
    default     persistentvolumeclaim/pvc-db   Bound    pvc-1234   1Gi        RWO            lvms-vg1       19s
    
    NAMESPACE   NAME                                AGE
                logicalvolume.topolvm.io/pvc-1234   18s

Resolution

The reason for this issue is that the logicalvolume status is not preserved in the Restore CR. This status is important because it is required for Velero to reference the volumes that must be preserved after pivoting. You must include the following fields in the application Restore CR:

Example Restore CR

apiVersion: velero.io/v1
kind: Restore
metadata:
  name: sample-vote-app
  namespace: openshift-adp
  labels:
    velero.io/storage-location: default
  annotations:
    lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "3"
spec:
  backupName:
    sample-vote-app
  restorePVs: true 1
  restoreStatus: 2
    includedResources:
      - logicalvolumes

1
To preserve the persistent volumes for your application, you must set restorePVs to true.
2
To preserve the persistent volumes for your application, you must configure this section as shown.

15.3.4.4. Debugging failed Backup and Restore CRs

Issue
The backup or restoration of artifacts failed.
Resolution

You can debug Backup and Restore CRs and retrieve logs with the Velero CLI tool. The Velero CLI tool provides more detailed information than the OpenShift CLI tool.

  1. Describe the Backup CR that contains errors by running the following command:

    $ oc exec -n openshift-adp velero-7c87d58c7b-sw6fc -c velero -- ./velero describe backup -n openshift-adp backup-acm-klusterlet --details
  2. Describe the Restore CR that contains errors by running the following command:

    $ oc exec -n openshift-adp velero-7c87d58c7b-sw6fc -c velero -- ./velero describe restore -n openshift-adp restore-acm-klusterlet --details
  3. Download the backed up resources to a local directory by running the following command:

    $ oc exec -n openshift-adp velero-7c87d58c7b-sw6fc -c velero -- ./velero backup download -n openshift-adp backup-acm-klusterlet -o ~/backup-acm-klusterlet.tar.gz

15.4. Performing an image-based upgrade for single-node OpenShift clusters using GitOps ZTP

You can use a single resource on the hub cluster, the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade custom resource (CR), to manage an imaged-based upgrade on a selected group of managed clusters through all stages. Topology Aware Lifecycle Manager (TALM) reconciles the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR and creates the underlying resources to complete the defined stage transitions, either in a manually controlled or a fully automated upgrade flow.

For more information about the image-based upgrade, see "Understanding the image-based upgrade for single-node OpenShift clusters".

15.4.1. Managing the image-based upgrade at scale using the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR on the hub

The ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR combines the ImageBasedUpgrade and ClusterGroupUpgrade APIs. For example, you can define the cluster selection and rollout strategy with the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade API in the same way as the ClusterGroupUpgrade API. The stage transitions are different from the ImageBasedUpgrade API. The ImageBasedGroupUpgrade API allows you to combine several stage transitions, also called actions, into one step that share one rollout strategy.

Example ImageBasedGroupUpgrade.yaml

apiVersion: lcm.openshift.io/v1alpha1
kind: ImageBasedGroupUpgrade
metadata:
  name: <filename>
  namespace: default
spec:
  clusterLabelSelectors: 1
  - matchExpressions:
    - key: name
      operator: In
      values:
      - spoke1
      - spoke4
      - spoke6
  ibuSpec:
    seedImageRef: 2
      image: quay.io/seed/image:4.17.0-rc.1
      version: 4.17.0-rc.1
      pullSecretRef:
        name: "<seed_pull_secret>"
  extraManifests: 3
    - name: example-extra-manifests
      namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
  oadpContent: 4
    - name: oadp-cm
      namespace: openshift-adp
  plan: 5
  - actions: ["Prep", "Upgrade", "FinalizeUpgrade"]
    rolloutStrategy:
      maxConcurrency: 200 6
      timeout: 2400 7

1
Clusters to upgrade.
2
Target platform version, the seed image to be used, and the secret required to access the image.
3
Optional: Applies additional manifests, which are not in the seed image, to the target cluster. Also applies ConfigMap objects for custom catalog sources.
4
ConfigMap resources that contain the OADP Backup and Restore CRs.
5
Upgrade plan details.
6
Number of clusters to update in a batch.
7
Timeout limit to complete the action in minutes.

15.4.1.1. Supported action combinations

Actions are the list of stage transitions that TALM completes in the steps of an upgrade plan for the selected group of clusters. Each action entry in the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR is a separate step and a step contains one or several actions that share the same rollout strategy. You can achieve more control over the rollout strategy for each action by separating actions into steps.

These actions can be combined differently in your upgrade plan and you can add subsequent steps later. Wait until the previous steps either complete or fail before adding a step to your plan. The first action of an added step for clusters that failed a previous steps must be either Abort or Rollback.

Important

You cannot remove actions or steps from an ongoing plan.

The following table shows example plans for different levels of control over the rollout strategy:

Table 15.5. Example upgrade plans
Example planDescription
plan:
- actions: ["Prep", "Upgrade", "FinalizeUpgrade"]
  rolloutStrategy:
    maxConcurrency: 200
    timeout: 60

All actions share the same strategy

plan:
- actions: ["Prep", "Upgrade"]
  rolloutStrategy:
    maxConcurrency: 200
    timeout: 60
- actions: ["FinalizeUpgrade"]
  rolloutStrategy:
    maxConcurrency: 500
    timeout: 10

Some actions share the same strategy

plan:
- actions: ["Prep"]
  rolloutStrategy:
    maxConcurrency: 200
    timeout: 60
- actions: ["Upgrade"]
  rolloutStrategy:
    maxConcurrency: 200
    timeout: 20
- actions: ["FinalizeUpgrade"]
  rolloutStrategy:
    maxConcurrency: 500
    timeout: 10

All actions have different strategies

Important

Clusters that fail one of the actions will skip the remaining actions in the same step.

The ImageBasedGroupUpgrade API accepts the following actions:

Prep
Start preparing the upgrade resources by moving to the Prep stage.
Upgrade
Start the upgrade by moving to the Upgrade stage.
FinalizeUpgrade
Finalize the upgrade on selected clusters that completed the Upgrade action by moving to the Idle stage.
Rollback
Start a rollback only on successfully upgraded clusters by moving to the Rollback stage.
FinalizeRollback
Finalize the rollback by moving to the Idle stage.
AbortOnFailure
Cancel the upgrade on selected clusters that failed the Prep or Upgrade actions by moving to the Idle stage.
Abort
Cancel an ongoing upgrade only on clusters that are not yet upgraded by moving to the Idle stage.

The following action combinations are supported. A pair of brackets signifies one step in the plan section:

  • ["Prep"], ["Abort"]
  • ["Prep", "Upgrade", "FinalizeUpgrade"]
  • ["Prep"], ["AbortOnFailure"], ["Upgrade"], ["AbortOnFailure"], ["FinalizeUpgrade"]
  • ["Rollback", "FinalizeRollback"]

Use one of the following combinations when you need to resume or cancel an ongoing upgrade from a completely new ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR:

  • ["Upgrade","FinalizeUpgrade"]
  • ["FinalizeUpgrade"]
  • ["FinalizeRollback"]
  • ["Abort"]
  • ["AbortOnFailure"]

15.4.1.2. Labeling for cluster selection

Use the spec.clusterLabelSelectors field for initial cluster selection. In addition, TALM labels the managed clusters according to the results of their last stage transition.

When a stage completes or fails, TALM marks the relevant clusters with the following labels:

  • lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-<stage>-completed
  • lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-<stage>-failed

Use these cluster labels to cancel or roll back an upgrade on a group of clusters after troubleshooting issues that you might encounter.

Important

If you are using the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR to upgrade your clusters, ensure that the lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-<stage>-completed or lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-<stage>-failed cluster labels are updated properly after performing troubleshooting or recovery steps on the managed clusters. This ensures that the TALM continues to manage the image-based upgrade for the cluster.

For example, if you want to cancel the upgrade for all managed clusters except for clusters that successfully completed the upgrade, you can add an Abort action to your plan. The Abort action moves back the ImageBasedUpgrade CR to Idle stage, which cancels the upgrade on not yet upgraded clusters. Adding a separate Abort action ensures that the TALM does not perform the Abort action on clusters that have the lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-upgrade-completed label.

The cluster labels are removed after successfully canceling or finalizing the upgrade.

15.4.1.3. Status monitoring

The ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR ensures better monitoring experience with a comprehensive status reporting for all clusters that is aggregated in one place. You can monitor the following actions:

status.clusters.completedActions
Shows all completed actions defined in the plan section.
status.clusters.currentAction
Shows all actions that are currently in progress.
status.clusters.failedActions
Shows all failed actions along with a detailed error message.

15.4.2. Performing an image-based upgrade on managed clusters at scale in several steps

For use cases when you need better control of when the upgrade interrupts your service, you can upgrade a set of your managed clusters by using the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR with adding actions after the previous step is complete. After evaluating the results of the previous steps, you can move to the next upgrade stage or troubleshoot any failed steps throughout the procedure.

Important

Only certain action combinations are supported and listed in Supported action combinations.

Prerequisites

  • You have logged in to the hub cluster as a user with cluster-admin privileges.
  • You have created policies and ConfigMap objects for resources used in the image-based upgrade.
  • You have installed the Lifecycle Agent and OADP Operators on all managed clusters through the hub cluster.

Procedure

  1. Create a YAML file on the hub cluster that contains the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR:

    apiVersion: lcm.openshift.io/v1alpha1
    kind: ImageBasedGroupUpgrade
    metadata:
      name: <filename>
      namespace: default
    spec:
      clusterLabelSelectors: 1
      - matchExpressions:
        - key: name
          operator: In
          values:
          - spoke1
          - spoke4
          - spoke6
      ibuSpec:
        seedImageRef: 2
          image: quay.io/seed/image:4.16.0-rc.1
          version: 4.16.0-rc.1
          pullSecretRef:
            name: "<seed_pull_secret>"
      extraManifests: 3
        - name: example-extra-manifests
          namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      oadpContent: 4
        - name: oadp-cm
          namespace: openshift-adp
      plan: 5
      - actions: ["Prep"]
        rolloutStrategy:
          maxConcurrency: 2
          timeout: 2400
    1
    Clusters to upgrade.
    2
    Target platform version, the seed image to be used, and the secret required to access the image.
    3
    Optional: Applies additional manifests, which are not in the seed image, to the target cluster. Also applies ConfigMap objects for custom catalog sources.
    4
    ConfigMap resources that contain the OADP Backup and Restore CRs.
    5
    Upgrade plan details.
  2. Apply created file by running the following command on the hub cluster:

    $ oc apply -f <filename>.yaml
  3. Monitor the status updates by running the following command on the hub cluster:

    $ oc get ibgu -o yaml

    Example output

    # ...
    status:
      clusters:
      - completedActions:
        - action: Prep
        name: spoke1
      - completedActions:
        - action: Prep
        name: spoke4
      - failedActions:
        - action: Prep
        name: spoke6
    # ...

    The previous output of an example plan starts with the Prep stage only and you add actions to the plan based on the results of the previous step. TALM adds a label to the clusters to mark if the upgrade succeeded or failed. For example, the lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-prep-failed is applied to clusters that failed the Prep stage.

    After investigating the failure, you can add the AbortOnFailure step to your upgrade plan. It moves the clusters labeled with lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-<action>-failed back to the Idle stage. Any resources that are related to the upgrade on the selected clusters are deleted.

  4. Optional: Add the AbortOnFailure action to your existing ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch ibgu <filename> --type=json -p \
    '[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/plan/-", "value": {"actions": ["AbortOnFailure"], "rolloutStrategy": {"maxConcurrency": 5, "timeout": 10}}}]'
    1. Continue monitoring the status updates by running the following command:

      $ oc get ibgu -o yaml
  5. Add the action to your existing ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch ibgu <filename> --type=json -p \
    '[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/plan/-", "value": {"actions": ["Upgrade"], "rolloutStrategy": {"maxConcurrency": 2, "timeout": 30}}}]'
  6. Optional: Add the AbortOnFailure action to your existing ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch ibgu <filename> --type=json -p \
    '[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/plan/-", "value": {"actions": ["AbortOnFailure"], "rolloutStrategy": {"maxConcurrency": 5, "timeout": 10}}}]'
    1. Continue monitoring the status updates by running the following command:

      $ oc get ibgu -o yaml
  7. Add the action to your existing ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR by running the following command:

    $ oc patch ibgu <filename> --type=json -p \
    '[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/plan/-", "value": {"actions": ["FinalizeUpgrade"], "rolloutStrategy": {"maxConcurrency": 10, "timeout": 3}}}]'

Verification

  • Monitor the status updates by running the following command:

    $ oc get ibgu -o yaml

    Example output

    # ...
    status:
      clusters:
      - completedActions:
        - action: Prep
        - action: AbortOnFailure
        failedActions:
        - action: Upgrade
        name: spoke1
      - completedActions:
        - action: Prep
        - action: Upgrade
        - action: FinalizeUpgrade
        name: spoke4
      - completedActions:
        - action: AbortOnFailure
        failedActions:
        - action: Prep
        name: spoke6
    # ...

15.4.3. Performing an image-based upgrade on managed clusters at scale in one step

For use cases when service interruption is not a concern, you can upgrade a set of your managed clusters by using the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR with several actions combined in one step with one rollout strategy. With one rollout strategy, the upgrade time can be reduced but you can only troubleshoot failed clusters after the upgrade plan is complete.

Prerequisites

  • You have logged in to the hub cluster as a user with cluster-admin privileges.
  • You have created policies and ConfigMap objects for resources used in the image-based upgrade.
  • You have installed the Lifecycle Agent and OADP Operators on all managed clusters through the hub cluster.

Procedure

  1. Create a YAML file on the hub cluster that contains the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR:

    apiVersion: lcm.openshift.io/v1alpha1
    kind: ImageBasedGroupUpgrade
    metadata:
      name: <filename>
      namespace: default
    spec:
      clusterLabelSelectors: 1
      - matchExpressions:
        - key: name
          operator: In
          values:
          - spoke1
          - spoke4
          - spoke6
      ibuSpec:
        seedImageRef: 2
          image: quay.io/seed/image:4.17.0-rc.1
          version: 4.17.0-rc.1
          pullSecretRef:
            name: "<seed_pull_secret>"
      extraManifests: 3
        - name: example-extra-manifests
          namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      oadpContent: 4
        - name: oadp-cm
          namespace: openshift-adp
      plan: 5
      - actions: ["Prep", "Upgrade", "FinalizeUpgrade"]
        rolloutStrategy:
          maxConcurrency: 200 6
          timeout: 2400 7
    1
    Clusters to upgrade.
    2
    Target platform version, the seed image to be used, and the secret required to access the image.
    3
    Optional: Applies additional manifests, which are not in the seed image, to the target cluster. Also applies ConfigMap objects for custom catalog sources.
    4
    ConfigMap resources that contain the OADP Backup and Restore CRs.
    5
    Upgrade plan details.
    6
    Number of clusters to update in a batch.
    7
    Timeout limit to complete the action in minutes.
  2. Apply the created file by running the following command on the hub cluster:

    $ oc apply -f <filename>.yaml

Verification

  • Monitor the status updates by running the following command:

    $ oc get ibgu -o yaml

    Example output

    # ...
    status:
      clusters:
      - completedActions:
        - action: Prep
        failedActions:
        - action: Upgrade
        name: spoke1
      - completedActions:
        - action: Prep
        - action: Upgrade
        - action: FinalizeUpgrade
        name: spoke4
      - failedActions:
        - action: Prep
        name: spoke6
    # ...

15.4.4. Canceling an image-based upgrade on managed clusters at scale

You can cancel the upgrade on a set of managed clusters that completed the Prep stage.

Important

Only certain action combinations are supported and listed in Supported action combinations.

Prerequisites

  • You have logged in to the hub cluster as a user with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

  1. Create a separate YAML file on the hub cluster that contains the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR:

    apiVersion: lcm.openshift.io/v1alpha1
    kind: ImageBasedGroupUpgrade
    metadata:
      name: <filename>
      namespace: default
    spec:
      clusterLabelSelectors:
      - matchExpressions:
        - key: name
          operator: In
          values:
          - spoke4
      ibuSpec:
        seedImageRef:
          image: quay.io/seed/image:4.16.0-rc.1
          version: 4.16.0-rc.1
          pullSecretRef:
            name: "<seed_pull_secret>"
      extraManifests:
        - name: example-extra-manifests
          namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      oadpContent:
        - name: oadp-cm
          namespace: openshift-adp
      plan:
      - actions: ["Abort"]
        rolloutStrategy:
          maxConcurrency: 5
          timeout: 10

    All managed clusters that completed the Prep stage are moved back to the Idle stage.

  2. Apply the created file by running the following command on the hub cluster:

    $ oc apply -f <filename>.yaml

Verification

  • Monitor the status updates by running the following command:

    $ oc get ibgu -o yaml

    Example output

    # ...
    status:
      clusters:
      - completedActions:
        - action: Prep
        currentActions:
        - action: Abort
        name: spoke4
    # ...

Additional resources

15.4.5. Rolling back an image-based upgrade on managed clusters at scale

Roll back the changes on a set of managed clusters if you encounter unresolvable issues after a successful upgrade. You need to create a separate ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR and define the set of managed clusters that you want to roll back.

Important

Only certain action combinations are supported and listed in Supported action combinations.

Prerequisites

  • You have logged in to the hub cluster as a user with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

  1. Create a separate YAML file on the hub cluster that contains the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR:

    apiVersion: lcm.openshift.io/v1alpha1
    kind: ImageBasedGroupUpgrade
    metadata:
      name: <filename>
      namespace: default
    spec:
      clusterLabelSelectors:
      - matchExpressions:
        - key: name
          operator: In
          values:
          - spoke4
      ibuSpec:
        seedImageRef:
          image: quay.io/seed/image:4.17.0-rc.1
          version: 4.17.0-rc.1
          pullSecretRef:
            name: "<seed_pull_secret>"
      extraManifests:
        - name: example-extra-manifests
          namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
      oadpContent:
        - name: oadp-cm
          namespace: openshift-adp
      plan:
      - actions: ["Rollback", "FinalizeRollback"]
        rolloutStrategy:
          maxConcurrency: 200
          timeout: 2400
  2. Apply the created file by running the following command on the hub cluster:

    $ oc apply -f <filename>.yaml

    All managed clusters that match the defined labels are moved back to the Rollback and then the Idle stages to finalize the rollback.

Verification

  • Monitor the status updates by running the following command:

    $ oc get ibgu -o yaml

    Example output

    # ...
    status:
      clusters:
      - completedActions:
        - action: Rollback
        - action: FinalizeRollback
        name: spoke4
    # ...

15.4.6. Troubleshooting image-based upgrades with Lifecycle Agent

Perform troubleshooting steps on the managed clusters that are affected by an issue.

Important

If you are using the ImageBasedGroupUpgrade CR to upgrade your clusters, ensure that the lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-<stage>-completed or `lcm.openshift.io/ibgu-<stage>-failed cluster labels are updated properly after performing troubleshooting or recovery steps on the managed clusters. This ensures that the TALM continues to manage the image-based upgrade for the cluster.

15.4.6.1. Collecting logs

You can use the oc adm must-gather CLI to collect information for debugging and troubleshooting.

Procedure

  • Collect data about the Operators by running the following command:

    $  oc adm must-gather \
      --dest-dir=must-gather/tmp \
      --image=$(oc -n openshift-lifecycle-agent get deployment.apps/lifecycle-agent-controller-manager -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[?(@.name == "manager")].image}') \
      --image=quay.io/konveyor/oadp-must-gather:latest \1
      --image=quay.io/openshift/origin-must-gather:latest 2
    1
    (Optional) You can add this options if you need to gather more information from the OADP Operator.
    2
    (Optional) You can add this options if you need to gather more information from the SR-IOV Operator.

15.4.6.2. AbortFailed or FinalizeFailed error

Issue

During the finalize stage or when you stop the process at the Prep stage, Lifecycle Agent cleans up the following resources:

  • Stateroot that is no longer required
  • Precaching resources
  • OADP CRs
  • ImageBasedUpgrade CR

If the Lifecycle Agent fails to perform the above steps, it transitions to the AbortFailed or FinalizeFailed states. The condition message and log show which steps failed.

Example error message

message: failed to delete all the backup CRs. Perform cleanup manually then add 'lca.openshift.io/manual-cleanup-done' annotation to ibu CR to transition back to Idle
      observedGeneration: 5
      reason: AbortFailed
      status: "False"
      type: Idle

Resolution
  1. Inspect the logs to determine why the failure occurred.
  2. To prompt Lifecycle Agent to retry the cleanup, add the lca.openshift.io/manual-cleanup-done annotation to the ImageBasedUpgrade CR.

    After observing this annotation, Lifecycle Agent retries the cleanup and, if it is successful, the ImageBasedUpgrade stage transitions to Idle.

    If the cleanup fails again, you can manually clean up the resources.

15.4.6.2.1. Cleaning up stateroot manually
Issue
Stopping at the Prep stage, Lifecycle Agent cleans up the new stateroot. When finalizing after a successful upgrade or a rollback, Lifecycle Agent cleans up the old stateroot. If this step fails, it is recommended that you inspect the logs to determine why the failure occurred.
Resolution
  1. Check if there are any existing deployments in the stateroot by running the following command:

    $ ostree admin status
  2. If there are any, clean up the existing deployment by running the following command:

    $ ostree admin undeploy <index_of_deployment>
  3. After cleaning up all the deployments of the stateroot, wipe the stateroot directory by running the following commands:

    Warning

    Ensure that the booted deployment is not in this stateroot.

    $ stateroot="<stateroot_to_delete>"
    $ unshare -m /bin/sh -c "mount -o remount,rw /sysroot && rm -rf /sysroot/ostree/deploy/${stateroot}"
15.4.6.2.2. Cleaning up OADP resources manually
Issue
Automatic cleanup of OADP resources can fail due to connection issues between Lifecycle Agent and the S3 backend. By restoring the connection and adding the lca.openshift.io/manual-cleanup-done annotation, the Lifecycle Agent can successfully cleanup backup resources.
Resolution
  1. Check the backend connectivity by running the following command:

    $ oc get backupstoragelocations.velero.io -n openshift-adp

    Example output

    NAME                          PHASE       LAST VALIDATED   AGE   DEFAULT
    dataprotectionapplication-1   Available   33s              8d    true

  2. Remove all backup resources and then add the lca.openshift.io/manual-cleanup-done annotation to the ImageBasedUpgrade CR.

15.4.6.3. LVM Storage volume contents not restored

When LVM Storage is used to provide dynamic persistent volume storage, LVM Storage might not restore the persistent volume contents if it is configured incorrectly.

15.4.6.3.1. Missing LVM Storage-related fields in Backup CR
Issue

Your Backup CRs might be missing fields that are needed to restore your persistent volumes. You can check for events in your application pod to determine if you have this issue by running the following:

$ oc describe pod <your_app_name>

Example output showing missing LVM Storage-related fields in Backup CR

Events:
  Type     Reason            Age                From               Message
  ----     ------            ----               ----               -------
  Warning  FailedScheduling  58s (x2 over 66s)  default-scheduler  0/1 nodes are available: pod has unbound immediate PersistentVolumeClaims. preemption: 0/1 nodes are available: 1 Preemption is not helpful for scheduling..
  Normal   Scheduled         56s                default-scheduler  Successfully assigned default/db-1234 to sno1.example.lab
  Warning  FailedMount       24s (x7 over 55s)  kubelet            MountVolume.SetUp failed for volume "pvc-1234" : rpc error: code = Unknown desc = VolumeID is not found

Resolution

You must include logicalvolumes.topolvm.io in the application Backup CR. Without this resource, the application restores its persistent volume claims and persistent volume manifests correctly, however, the logicalvolume associated with this persistent volume is not restored properly after pivot.

Example Backup CR

apiVersion: velero.io/v1
kind: Backup
metadata:
  labels:
    velero.io/storage-location: default
  name: small-app
  namespace: openshift-adp
spec:
  includedNamespaces:
  - test
  includedNamespaceScopedResources:
  - secrets
  - persistentvolumeclaims
  - deployments
  - statefulsets
  includedClusterScopedResources: 1
  - persistentVolumes
  - volumesnapshotcontents
  - logicalvolumes.topolvm.io

1
To restore the persistent volumes for your application, you must configure this section as shown.
15.4.6.3.2. Missing LVM Storage-related fields in Restore CR
Issue

The expected resources for the applications are restored but the persistent volume contents are not preserved after upgrading.

  1. List the persistent volumes for you applications by running the following command before pivot:

    $ oc get pv,pvc,logicalvolumes.topolvm.io -A

    Example output before pivot

    NAME                        CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   RECLAIM POLICY   STATUS   CLAIM            STORAGECLASS   REASON   AGE
    persistentvolume/pvc-1234   1Gi        RWO            Retain           Bound    default/pvc-db   lvms-vg1                4h45m
    
    NAMESPACE   NAME                           STATUS   VOLUME     CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   STORAGECLASS   AGE
    default     persistentvolumeclaim/pvc-db   Bound    pvc-1234   1Gi        RWO            lvms-vg1       4h45m
    
    NAMESPACE   NAME                                AGE
                logicalvolume.topolvm.io/pvc-1234   4h45m

  2. List the persistent volumes for you applications by running the following command after pivot:

    $ oc get pv,pvc,logicalvolumes.topolvm.io -A

    Example output after pivot

    NAME                        CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   RECLAIM POLICY   STATUS   CLAIM            STORAGECLASS   REASON   AGE
    persistentvolume/pvc-1234   1Gi        RWO            Delete           Bound    default/pvc-db   lvms-vg1                19s
    
    NAMESPACE   NAME                           STATUS   VOLUME     CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   STORAGECLASS   AGE
    default     persistentvolumeclaim/pvc-db   Bound    pvc-1234   1Gi        RWO            lvms-vg1       19s
    
    NAMESPACE   NAME                                AGE
                logicalvolume.topolvm.io/pvc-1234   18s

Resolution

The reason for this issue is that the logicalvolume status is not preserved in the Restore CR. This status is important because it is required for Velero to reference the volumes that must be preserved after pivoting. You must include the following fields in the application Restore CR:

Example Restore CR

apiVersion: velero.io/v1
kind: Restore
metadata:
  name: sample-vote-app
  namespace: openshift-adp
  labels:
    velero.io/storage-location: default
  annotations:
    lca.openshift.io/apply-wave: "3"
spec:
  backupName:
    sample-vote-app
  restorePVs: true 1
  restoreStatus: 2
    includedResources:
      - logicalvolumes

1
To preserve the persistent volumes for your application, you must set restorePVs to true.
2
To preserve the persistent volumes for your application, you must configure this section as shown.

15.4.6.4. Debugging failed Backup and Restore CRs

Issue
The backup or restoration of artifacts failed.
Resolution

You can debug Backup and Restore CRs and retrieve logs with the Velero CLI tool. The Velero CLI tool provides more detailed information than the OpenShift CLI tool.

  1. Describe the Backup CR that contains errors by running the following command:

    $ oc exec -n openshift-adp velero-7c87d58c7b-sw6fc -c velero -- ./velero describe backup -n openshift-adp backup-acm-klusterlet --details
  2. Describe the Restore CR that contains errors by running the following command:

    $ oc exec -n openshift-adp velero-7c87d58c7b-sw6fc -c velero -- ./velero describe restore -n openshift-adp restore-acm-klusterlet --details
  3. Download the backed up resources to a local directory by running the following command:

    $ oc exec -n openshift-adp velero-7c87d58c7b-sw6fc -c velero -- ./velero backup download -n openshift-adp backup-acm-klusterlet -o ~/backup-acm-klusterlet.tar.gz
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