2.4 single automation controller node deployment to a 2.6 growth topology

Plan your upgrade from a 2.4 single automation controller node setup to a 2.6 growth topology. Review the required infrastructure changes and requirements for a successful upgrade.

2.4 infrastructure topology diagram
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This diagram outlines the 2.4 infrastructure topology for this deployment model.

Figure 1. 2.4 infrastructure topology diagram

2.4 single controller topology

2.6 infrastructure topology diagram
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This diagram outlines the 2.6 infrastructure topology that Red Hat has tested with this deployment model.

Figure 2. 2.6 infrastructure topology diagram

2.6 growth topology

Requirements for upgrading a single automation controller node deployment
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The following table highlights the requirements for upgrading from Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 to 2.6.

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Existing 2.4 topology Tested 2.6 topology Requirements for each pod

Non-redundant automation controller-only deployment:

  • One automation controller web pod
  • One automation controller task pod
  • One database pod

Growth topology:

  • One automation controller web pod
  • One automation controller task pod
  • One automation hub web pod
  • One automation hub API pod
  • Two automation hub content pods
  • Two automation hub worker pods
  • One automation hub Redis pod
  • One Event-Driven Ansible controller API pod
  • One Event-Driven Ansible controller activation worker pod
  • One Event-Driven Ansible controller default worker pod
  • One Event-Driven Ansible controller event stream pod
  • One Event-Driven Ansible controller scheduler pod
  • One platform gateway pod
  • One database pod
  • One Redis pod

See the Operator growth topology section of Tested deployment models.