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Version: Deploy 23.1

Upgrade Wizard for Digital.ai Deploy

  • Here's a list of questions that you would have to answer to install Digital.ai Deploy or Release using the xl kube upgrade command.
  • While some of the following questions are common for both Deploy and Release, some are relevant only for Deploy or Release and that has been called out in the descriptions accordingly.
  • You must select one of the available options for some of the questions. Use the arrow keys to move up or down and press enter to select an option.

Deploy Upgrade Wizard

Confirm the kubectl Context

Prompt? Following kubectl context will be used during execution: <kubectl-context/username>? (Y/n)
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valueskubectl current context
Default valuekubectl current context
RemarksConfirm the kubectl context to proceed.

Choose a Kubernetes Platform

Prompt? Select the Kubernetes setup where the Digital.ai Devops Platform will be installed, updated or cleaned:
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesOpenshift [Openshift]
AWSEKS [AWS EKS]
PlainK8s [Plain multi-node K8s cluster]
AzureAKS [Azure AKS]
GoogleGKE [Google Kubernetes Engine]
Default valueOpenshift [Openshift]
RemarksYou must have your cluster ready before you select an answer for this prompt.

Choose a Kubernetes Namespace

Important: If you want to enable the TLS protocol in your cluster, you must have the TLS secret created in the namespace before you start the installation or upgrade. This means that you must have created the namespace and the TLS secret already. Use the same namespace when you answer this prompt.

Prompt? Do you want to use an custom Kubernetes namespace (current default is digitalai): [? for help] (y/N)
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesNA
Default valuedigitalai
RemarksType the name of a custom namespace where you want to install or upgrade Deploy or Release or go with the default namespace, which is digitalai.
If you are going to enable the TLS protocol in your cluster, you must have created the namespace and the TLS secret already. Use the same namespace where you have the TLS secret created.

Choose the Product to Upgrade

Prompt? Product server you want to perform upgrade for [Use arrows to move, enter to select, type to filter, ? for more help]
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesdaiRelease [Digital.ai Release]
daiDeploy [Digital.ai Deploy]
Default valuedaiRelease [Digital.ai Release]
RemarksSelect a product—Digital.ai Release or Digital.ai Deploy

Select the Type of Upgrade

Prompt? Select the type of upgrade you want: [Use arrows to move, enter to select, type to filter, ? for more help]
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesoperatorToOperator [Operator to Operator]
helmToOperator [Helm to Operator]
Default valueoperatorToOperator [Operator to Operator]
RemarksSelect operatorToOperator [Operator to Operator] or helmToOperator [Helm to Operator] depending on whether your existing site was installed using the Kubernetes Operator or the Helm Charts respectively.

Enter the Repository Name

Prompt? Enter the repository name (eg: <repositoryName> from <repositoryName>/<imageName>:<tagName>): [? for help] (xebialabs)
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesNA
Default valuexebialabs
RemarksType the repository name. It is recommended to go with the default, which is xebialabs.

Enter the Image Name

Prompt? Enter the deploy server image name (eg: <imageName> from <repositoryName>/<imageName>:<tagName>): [? for help] (xl-deploy)
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available values(xl-release)
(xl-deploy)
Default value(xl-release) or (xl-deploy)

Depending on the product you chose to install earlier, the default value would either be xl-release or xl-deploy for Digital.ai Release and Deploy respectively.
RemarksType the name of the image you want to use for installation.

Enter the Image Tag

The xl kube install and xl kube upgrade wizards let you go with the default (latest) docker image tags available when you install or upgrade Digital.ai Deploy or Release. However, here are the Docker Hub links to verify all the the available image tags.

Prompt? Enter the image tag (eg: <tagName> from <repositoryName>/<imageName>:<tagName>): [? for help]
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesNA
Default valueThe latest release available in the repository, for example 22.3.0
RemarksType the product version number you want to install, for example, 22.2.0 or 22.3.0.

Enter the Deploy Task Engine Image Name

Prompt? Enter the deploy task engine image name for version 22 and above (eg: <imageName> from <repositoryName>/<imageName>:<tagName>): [? for help] (deploy-task-engine)
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesNA
Default valuedeploy-task-engine
RemarksType the name of the Digital.ai Deploy task engine image you want to use. This is relevant for Digital.ai Deploy 22.0.0 and later.

Enter the Deploy Central Configuration Image Name

Prompt? Enter the central configuration image name for version 22 and above (eg: <imageName> from <repositoryName>/<imageName>:<tagName>): [? for help] (central-configuration)
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesNA
Default valuecentral-configuration
RemarksType the name of the Digital.ai Deploy central configuration image you want to use. This is relevant for Digital.ai Deploy 22.0.0 and later.

Select the OIDC Configuration

Prompt? Type of the OIDC configuration: [Use arrows to move, enter to select, type to filter, ? for more help]
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesexisting [Existing OIDC Configuration]
external [External OIDC Configuration]
identity-service [Identity Service Configuration]
embedded [Embedded Keycloak Configuration]
no-oidc [No OIDC Configuration]
Default valueno-oidc [No OIDC Configuration]
RemarksChoose existing [Existing OIDC Configuration] if you have an existing OIDC setup, which you want to use. Otherwise, choose one of the other options based on the OIDC authentication setup you want to have.

For more information, see Select the Type of OIDC Configuration.

Enter the Operator Image to Use

Prompt? Enter the operator image to use (eg: <repositoryName>/<imageName>:<tagName>): [? for help]
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesNA
Default valueThe latest image from the xebialabs repository, for example, (xebialabs/release-operator:22.3.0-openshift)
RemarksType the Kubernetes Operator Docker Hub image name you want to use.
By default, the latest image for the product—Deploy or Release—which you install—would be used.
Example: (xebialab/release-operator:22.3.0-openshift), if you are installing Digital.ai Release on OpenShift.
However, you can change it to an older image if required.

Enter the CRD Name

Prompt? Enter the name of custom resource definition you want to reuse or replace: [Use arrows to move, enter to select, type to filter, ? for more help]
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesThe list of all available CRDs.
Default valueNA
RemarksSelect one of the CRDs from the list you want to reuse or replace with a new one.

Confirm CRD's Reuse

Prompt? Should CRD be reused, if No we will delete the CRD <crd name>, and all related CRs will be deleted with it: [? for help] (Y/n)
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesNA
Default valueYes
RemarksCRDs are reused by default unless you answer No to this prompt. Note that choosing to delete a CRD means deleting the associated custom resources as well. Exercise caution before you answer No to this question.

Enter the CR Name

Prompt? Enter the name of custom resource: [Use arrows to move, enter to select, type to filter, ? for more help]
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesThe list of available custom resources.
Default valueNA
RemarksSelect the name of the custom resource you want to use.

Edit the List of CR Keys

Prompt? Edit list of custom resource keys that will migrate to the new Deploy CR: [? for help] [Enter to launch editor]
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesNA
Default valueNA
RemarksPress enter and edit the list of custom resource keys in the editor and save the changes.

Preserve Persisted Volume Claims?

Prompt? Should we preserve persisted volume claims? If not all volume data will be lost (Y/n)
Prompt valid for—platformEKSAKSGKEOpenShift on AWSPlain Multi-node Kubernetes
Cluster On-premise
YesYesYesYesYes
Available valuesNA
Default valueYes
RemarksPVCs are preserved by default unless you answer No to this prompt. Exercise caution before you answer No to this question.

Once you are done answering the questions, the installer proceeds with the upgrade and in the process prompts you to confirm whether to delete or keep the following resources such as:

  • custom resources
  • deployments
  • jobs
  • services
  • secrets
  • ingress class
  • cluster roles
  • cluster role bindings

YOu can skip these prompts if you want by using the --skip-prompts flag. See, XL Kube Command Reference for more information.

The installer then proceeds with the upgrade by applying the resources to the cluster and completes the upgrade.