Upgrading from HDP 2.3.x to HDP 2.3.6
Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) 2.3.6 is the first maintenance release that aligns the 2.3.x core with the 2.4.x core; see New Features for details.
These Release Notes include abbreviated upgrade instructions; for full upgrade instructions, use the Non-Ambari Upgrade Guide.
HDP 2.3.6 is a maintenance release of HDP 2.3.x. If you already have HDP 2.3.x installed, upgrading your cluster to HDP 2.3.6 requires the following actions:
Keeping the same configuration files you used for HDP 2.3.x
Keeping the same data and metadata in the same location you used for HDP 2.3.x
Installing any new components (added for the first time in HDP 2.3.6) side-by-side with existing components
The following table summarizes HDP 2.2.x-to-2.3.6 upgrade options:
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Cluster managed manually (HDP 2.3 and later) | |||||
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Cluster managed by Ambari 1.7.0 | |||||
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Cluster managed by Ambari 2.0 |
Ambari 2.0 supports rolling upgrade between HDP 2.2.x and HDP 2.3.6.
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Cluster managed by Ambari 2.1 |
Ambari 2.1 supports rolling upgrade between HDP 2.3.x and HDP 2.3.6.
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Cluster managed by Ambari 2.2 |
Ambari 2.2 supports rolling upgrade between HDP 2.3.x and HDP 2.3.6.
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