⁠5.7. Post-Upgrade Tasks

5.7.1. Changing the Cluster Compatibility Version
5.7.2. Changing the Data Center Compatibility Version

⁠5.7.1. Changing the Cluster Compatibility Version

Summary
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization clusters have a compatibility version. The cluster compatibility version indicates the features of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization supported by all of the hosts in the cluster. The cluster compatibility is set according to the version of the least capable host operating system in the cluster.

Note

To change the cluster compatibility version, you must have first updated all the hosts in your cluster to a level that supports your desired compatibility level.
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Procedure 5.10. Changing the Cluster Compatibility Version

  1. Log in to the Administration Portal as the administrative user. By default this is the admin user.
  2. Click the Clusters tab.
  3. Select the cluster to change from the list displayed. If the list of clusters is too long to filter visually then perform a search to locate the desired cluster.
  4. Click the Edit button.
  5. Change the Compatibility Version to the desired value.
  6. Click OK to open the Change Cluster Compatibility Version confirmation window.
  7. Click OK to confirm.
Result
You have updated the compatibility version of the cluster. Once you have updated the compatibility version of all clusters in a data center, then you are also able to change the compatibility version of the data center itself.

Warning

Upgrading the compatibility will also upgrade all of the storage domains belonging to the data center. If you are upgrading the compatibility version from below 3.1 to a higher version, these storage domains will become unusable with versions older than 3.1.

⁠5.7.2. Changing the Data Center Compatibility Version

Summary
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization data centers have a compatibility version. The compatibility version indicates the version of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization that the data center is intended to be compatible with. All clusters in the data center must support the desired compatibility level.

Note

To change the data center compatibility version, you must have first updated all the clusters in your data center to a level that supports your desired compatibility level.
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Procedure 5.11. Changing the Data Center Compatibility Version

  1. Log in to the Administration Portal as the administrative user. By default this is the admin user.
  2. Click the Data Centers tab.
  3. Select the data center to change from the list displayed. If the list of data centers is too long to filter visually then perform a search to locate the desired data center.
  4. Click the Edit button.
  5. Change the Compatibility Version to the desired value.
  6. Click OK.
Result
You have updated the compatibility version of the data center.

Warning

Upgrading the compatibility will also upgrade all of the storage domains belonging to the data center. If you are upgrading the compatibility version from below 3.1 to a higher version, these storage domains will become unusable with versions older than 3.1.