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:

1. 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. Gather information on your deployment. See Getting Started Upgrading Cloudera Manager and Getting Started Upgrading a Cluster.
   5. Plan how and when to begin your upgrade.
2. If necessary, Upgrade the JDK.
3. If necessary, Upgrade the Operating System.
4. 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.
5. Use Cloudera Manager to Upgrade CDH to Cloudera Runtime 7, or from Cloudera Runtime to a higher version of Cloudera Runtime. See Upgrading a Cluster.