Ambari and the HDP cluster being managed by Ambari can be upgraded independently. This section describes the process to upgrade Ambari. You are strongly encouraged to read completely through this entire document before starting the upgrade process, to that you understand the interdependencies and order of the steps. It is highly recommended you validate these steps in a test environment to adjust + account for any special configurations for your cluster.

	Important
	Completing post-upgrade tasks is mandatory.