Upgrade by using the dsc management tool

Upgrade OpenShift Dev Spaces from the previous minor version by using the dsc management tool so that your deployment receives the latest bug fixes, security patches, and features.

Before you begin

  • You have an administrative account on OpenShift.
  • You have a previous minor version of OpenShift Dev Spaces installed using the CLI management tool on the same instance of OpenShift, in the openshift-devspaces project.
  • You have dsc for OpenShift Dev Spaces version 3.30 installed. See Installing the dsc management tool.

Procedure

  1. Save and push changes back to the Git repositories for all running OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.29 workspaces.
  2. Shut down all workspaces in the OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.29 instance.
  3. Upgrade OpenShift Dev Spaces: 
    $ dsc server:update -n openshift-devspaces
    Note

    For slow systems or internet connections, add the --k8spodwaittimeout=1800000 flag option to extend the Pod timeout period to 1800000 ms or longer.

Results

  1. Navigate to the OpenShift Dev Spaces instance.
  2. The 3.30 version number is visible at the bottom of the page.