Upgrading CDP Private Cloud Base to a higher version

An upgrade from CDP Private Cloud Base to a higher version of CDP Private Cloud Base has the following high-level workflow:

Prepare to upgrade:
1. Review the Supported Upgrade Paths for your upgrade.
2. Review the Requirements and Supported Versions for your upgrade
3. Review the Release Notes for the version of CDP Private Cloud Base you are upgrading to.
4. Review the CDP Upgrade/Migrate Troubleshooting Articles. These Cloudera Knowledge Base articles describe common issues encountered by Cloudera customers during upgrades and migrations. (Cloudera login required.)
5. Gather information on your deployment. See Step 1: Getting Started Upgrading Cloudera Manager 7 and Step 1: Getting Started Upgrading a Cluster.
6. If you have Cloudera Flow Management installed, verify its compatibility with your target CDP version before starting the upgrade process. For. more information, see the Cloudera Flow Management Upgrade and migration paths documentation.
7. Plan how and when to begin your upgrade.
If necessary, Upgrade the JDK.
If necessary, Upgrade the Operating System.
Upgrade Cloudera Manager to version 7.1.1 or higher. After upgrading to Cloudera Manager 7.1.1 or higher, Cloudera Manager can manage upgrading your cluster to a higher version. See Upgrading Cloudera Manager 7.
Use Cloudera Manager to upgrade from lower version of Cloudera Runtime to a higher version of Cloudera Runtime. See Upgrading a Cloudera Runtime Cluster.

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[Applicable on SLES 15 SP4 and Ubuntu 22] If you are upgrading to CDP 7.1.9 SP1, and using MySQL as a backend database for Hue, then you must install Python 3.10 and the MySQL Client before you upgrade Cloudera Manager and CDP Private Cloud Base. You must perform the upgrade tasks in the following order to avoid potential issues:

Install Python 3.10 on all Hue hosts.
Install the MySQL Client package.
Stop the Hue service.
Upgrade Cloudera Manager to CM 7.11.3 CHF7.
Start Cloudera Manager.
Upgrade CDP Private Cloud Base to 7.1.9 SP1.
Start the Hue service.

For detailed instructions about each step, see Upgrading CDP Private Cloud Base to a higher version.

Upgrading your Cluster to CDP 7.1.9

You can upgrade the cluster to CDP Private Cloud Base 7.1.9 from:

You must also make sure you upgrade to the supported version of Cloudera Manager before you perform the upgrade process. For more information, see Upgrading Cloudera Manager 7. To get started with upgrading to a newer version of CDP, first learn about the overall upgrade process and the impact of an upgrade on your deployment.

Upgrade paths for CDH and CDP Private Cloud Base

You can upgrade to CDP 7.1.9 SP1 from CDP 7.1.9, CDP 7.1.7 SP3, CDP 7.1.8 Latest cumulative hotfix, CDH 6.3.4, and CDH 6.2.1 versions. An upgrade to Cloudera Manager 7.11.3 CHF7 is required for CDP 7.1.9 SP1.
You can upgrade to CDP 7.1.7 SP1 from all of CDP 7.1.x, CDH5, and CDH6 versions. An upgrade to Cloudera Manager 7.6.1 is required for CDP 7.1.7 SP1.
You can upgrade to CDP 7.1.7 SP2 from CDP 7.1.7 SP1 or CDP 7.1.7 (log4j2) or CDP 7.1.6. An upgrade to Cloudera Manager 7.6.7 is also required for CDP 7.1.7 SP2.
You can upgrade to CDP 7.1.7 SP3 from CDP 7.1.7 SP2 or CDP 7.1.7 SP1 or CDP 7.1.7 or CDP 7.1.6 or CDH 6.3.x or CDH 6.2.x. An upgrade to Cloudera Manager 7.11.3 CHF5 or higher is also required for CDP 7.1.7 SP3.
For more information about CDH and CDP Private Cloud Base supported upgrade paths, see Supported Upgrade Paths.