Supported upgrade paths for Cloudera Flow Management
Cloudera recommends running NiFi on the Cloudera platform to take full advantage of the latest updates and features. Review the upgrade information carefully to ensure you understand the requirements for your specific upgrade scenario.
If you are using Cloudera Flow Management 4.10.0 or 4.11.0, you can
upgrade directly to 4.12.0. This path supports a full
in-place upgrade on Cloudera Base on premises without requiring
data migration between clusters. This standard upgrade procedure includes stopping your
current Cloudera Flow Management services, deactivating the parcel, and then
installing, distributing, and activating the Cloudera Flow Management
4.12.0 parcel. For detailed upgrade instructions, see
Upgrading from Cloudera Flow Management 4.10.0 or
4.11.0 to 4.12.0.
There is no supported upgrade path from Cloudera Flow Management versions powered by NiFi 1 (2.1.7 and lower) to Cloudera Flow Management versions powered by NiFi 2 (4.10.0 and higher). You can migrate your NiFi 1 data flows to Cloudera Flow Management 4.12.0 powered by NiFi 2. For more information on migration prerequisites and the detailed steps of the migration workflow, see the Migration documentation.
