Standalone MicroShift updates

You can update just your MicroShift version by embedding the new version in a RHEL image or by installing the RPMs on a standard RHEL operating system. Consider your current operating system version and deployments when planning a MicroShift update.

The following factors apply to a standalone MicroShift version update:

  • MicroShift operates as an in-place update and does not require removal of the earlier version.

  • Data backups beyond those required for the usual functioning of your applications are not required.

  • You can potentially update MicroShift without reinstalling your applications and Operators.

  • Only rpm-ostree updates include automatic rollbacks.

Important

You must update RHEL to update MicroShift if your current operating system is not compatible with the new version of MicroShift that you want to use.