This section describes how to upgrade from Che 6.x to Che 7.3 on OpenShift 4 using the CLI management tool.

Prerequisites

  • And administrative account on an OpenShift 4 instance.

  • A running instance of Eclipse Che running on OpenShift 4.

  • This instance was installed using the CLI management tool, not using OperatorHub.

  • The chectl management tool is installed. See Installing the chectl management tool.

Procedure

  1. In all running workspaces in the Che 6.x instance, save and push changes back to the Git repositories.

  2. Shut down all workspaces in the Che 6.x instance.

  3. Run following command:

    $ chectl server:update
Verification steps

  1. Log in to the Che instance.

  2. The 7.3 version number is displayed at the bottom of the page.