Upgrading from Earlier Software Versions

6 Upgrading from Earlier Software Versions

We recommend to run the latest available software on your Oracle Private Cloud Appliance. It improves protection against vulnerabilities and allows you to take advantage of all new features, bug fixes, and functional improvements. The Upgrader service itself is enhanced continuously to make the transition to the latest appliance software more reliable, and the workflow easier to run and monitor. As a result, step-by-step procedures and monitoring functions might be different depending on the software version currently running on the appliance, and the intended new target version. The detailed instructions in this Upgrade Guide are aimed at systems running the minimum recommended appliance software and moving up to the latest available version. For systems running an earlier version of the appliance software, this chapter provides the instructions to get to the minimum recommended version.

The correct upgrade path depends on the active appliance software version. The table provides guidance on the intermediate version hops required to get to the minimum recommended version.

Active Version	Next Version	Instructions
3.0.1-b578100 to 3.0.1-b697160	3.0.1-b741265	Upgrading from an ISO image is no longer possible. Please patch your appliance with the latest packages available from the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance 3.0.1 ULN channels. Refer to the "Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Patching Guide for Release 3.0.1".
3.0.1-b741265	3.0.2-b799577	Upgrade the appliance software using the 3.0.2-b799577 ISO image. See "Active Version 3.0.1-b741265".
3.0.2-b776803 to 3.0.2-b852928	3.0.2-b892153	Upgrade the appliance software using the 3.0.2-b892153 ISO image. See "Active Versions 3.0.2-b776803 to 3.0.2-b852928."
3.0.2-b892153 to 3.0.2-b1185392	3.0.2-b1261765	To obtain the latest available version, choose one of these options: Upgrade the appliance software using the 3.0.2-b1261765 ISO image. See "Active Versions 3.0.2-b892153 to 3.0.2-b1185392." Patch your appliance with the latest packages available from the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance ULN channels. Refer to the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Patching Guide.
3.0.2-b1261765	latest	The appliance software is at the minimum recommended version. ULN-based patching is not supported. To obtain the latest available version, follow the detailed instructions in this Upgrade Guide, starting from the chapter "Prepare for Appliance Upgrade".