Chapter 4. Upgrading OpenShift Virtualization

Procedure

1. Access the OpenShift Container Platform web console and navigate to Operators Installed Operators.
2. Click OpenShift Virtualization to open the Operator Details page.
3. Click the Subscription tab to open the Subscription Overview page.
4. In the Channel pane, click the pencil icon on the right side of the version number to open the Change Subscription Update Channel window.
5. Select the next minor version. For example, if you want to upgrade to OpenShift Virtualization 2.4, select 2.4.
6. Click Save.

7. Check the status of the upgrade by navigating to Operators Installed Operators. You can also check the status by running the following oc command:

   $ oc get csv -n openshift-cnv

Procedure

1. Run the following command:

   $ oc get csv

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

   Example output

   VERSION  REPLACES                                        PHASE
   2.4.9    kubevirt-hyperconverged-operator.v2.4.6         Installing
   2.4.6                                                    Replacing

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

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

   A successful upgrade results in the following output:

   Example output

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