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Upgrade VDB

Upgrades

Periodically Lower environments are upgraded for various reasons like

  • To be in compliance
  • To mitigate bugs
  • Security concerns
  • To meet compatibility with other software.

Upgrade VDB to a higher version.

  • Step 1: Install the new version of Cassandra Binaries on the target host.
  • Step 2: Follow the Cassandra upgrade process to upgrade VDB to a higher version.
  • Step 3: Refresh Target Environment in Delphix.
  • Step 4: Verify new Cassandra Binaries are discovered in the environment with entry [DataStax Cassandra - (version: x.x.x) ]. Screenshot
  • Step 5: Disable VDB [ Manage Datasets → Select VDB → disable ]
  • Step 6: Update VDB configuration using Migrate option in Delphix GUI
    • Manage Datasets → Select VDB → Migrate Screenshot
    • Select Correct Environment
    • Select Correct CASSANDRA repository under Installation where you wish to migrate VDB. Screenshot
    • Click on Migrate.
  • Step 7: Enable VDB [ Manage Datasets → Select VDB → enable ]
  • Step 8: Take a new snapshot to validate VDB snapshot works as expected.