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Upgrade Plugin

Periodic upgrade of plugin is required to

  • Avail new features
  • Bugfixes
  • Stay in compliance
  • Stay Compatible with upgraded Delphix data platform.

Plugin upgrade need to be done in a order from current version to desired version sequentially.
Below is the sample path from lowest to highest version. Depending on current version, follow the path to next version in sequence.

3.3.6 -> 3.4.0 -> 3.5.3 -> 4.0.0 -> 4.1.0 -> 4.1.4 -> 4.1.6 -> 4.1.8 -> 4.1.9 -> 4.2.0

Note: For versions 4.0.0 and above, the upgrade process for dSources and VDBs can be performed without any downtime. Customers have the flexibility to directly upgrade from version 4.0.0 to the latest OBI Plugin version.

Things to consider during plugin upgrade:

  • Upload 3.5.3 plugin - refresh all environments and ensure plugin discovery is completed successfully.

  • Upload 4.0.0 plugin - refresh all environments and ensure plugin discovery is completed successfully.

    • Enable all datasets and take a new snapshot.

  • Upload 4.1.0 plugin - no need to disable any datasets.

  • Upload 4.1.4 plugin - no need to disable any datasets.
  • Upload 4.1.6 plugin - no need to disable any datasets.

  • Upload 4.1.8 plugin - no need to disable any datasets.

    • After upgrading plugin to 4.1.8 from 4.1.6 and below, new repository with oracle version is discovered.
    • Follow dSource Upgrade and VDB Upgrade process to migrate dSource/VDB to new repository.