Multiple-Version Upgrade for Controller and Gateways

The multiple-version upgrade refers to:

Upgrade Controller and Gateways from one version to another, where there are multiple intermediate versions between the current version and the target version.

When upgrading from one minor version of a major release to another or from one major release to another, it is necessary to follow a sequential upgrade process and cannot skip over intermediate release versions.

For single-version Controller and Gateway upgrade, see Single-Version Upgrade for Controller and Gateways

For upgrading Controller and Gateways for the latest Aviatrix supported images, see Upgrade your Controller and Gateways to the Latest Aviatrix Supported Images (AWS and Azure Only)

Before Upgrade

Before you upgrade your Controller and Gateways, it is highly recommend to check the General Controller and Gateways Upgrade Guidance.

  • Before proceeding with the upgrade in the production environment, perform the upgrade in a testing environment.

  • It is important to upgrade the Controller first, ensuring it is at the desired release version.

  • Once the Controller is successfully upgraded, proceed to upgrade the Gateways.

Perform the Pre-upgrade Tasks

Check and perform all the pre-upgrade tasks. See details in Pre-upgrade Tasks for Controller and Gateways.

Check the Upgrade Checklist

Perform all the items listed in the upgrade checklist. See details in Upgrade Checklist of the Controller and Gateway Upgrade

Check your Controller Version and Determine the Upgrade Path

You need to identify your current Controller release version and the major release version that you want to upgrade to.

Determine the Controller version you are running:

  1. On CoPilot UI, click the caret (^) symbol on the top left.

  2. Look for the version number under Aviatrix Controller.

If you are currently using Aviatrix Controller version 6.5 or earlier, it is strongly recommended to open a ticket with Aviatrix Support before proceeding with any upgrade. This is necessary to ensure a thorough review and redesign of your network architecture to align with the latest best practices and supported versions.

Determine your Controller License and Image

Log into your cloud provider to check your license information and Controller image information.

  • If your Controller is not using the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) license or your Controller image is 2021 or earlier:

    1. Perform Controller Migration to use the latest BYOL Controller image.

    2. If your Controller did not have a fixed EIP, go to Controller UI > SETTINGS > CoPilot Association to update your CoPilot Association to point to the new EIP of the Controller.

  • If your Controller is already using a BYOL license but does not have an ABUP (Aviatrix Billing and Usage Platform) customer ID:

    1. Subscribe to the correct Aviatrix license:

      • In AWS, subscribe to the Aviatrix Cloud Network License Service subscription offer license.

      • In Azure, GCP, and OCI, subscribe to the Aviatrix Secure Networking Platform 2208-Universal 24x7 Support subscription offer license.

    2. Apply your new Customer ID on the Controller UI > SETTINGS > License page.

Upgrade Controller and Gateways

Follow the outlined steps below to upgrade your Controller and Gateways basing on your start version and end version.

For the detailed upgrade procedure for a single-version upgrade, see Single-Version Upgrade for Controller and Gateways.

Multiple-Version Upgrade Starting from Version 6.5

Multi-Version Upgrade Starting from Version 6.5
Upgrade Start Version Upgrade End Version Upgrade Steps

6.5

6.8

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.6.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.6.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.7.

  4. Upgrade the software of gateways to version 6.7.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  6. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

6.9

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.6.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.6.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.7.

  4. Upgrade the software of gateways to version 6.7.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  6. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

  7. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  8. Upgrade your gateway software Note3 to version 6.9.

7.0

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.6.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.6.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.7.

  4. Upgrade the software of gateways to version 6.7.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  6. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

  7. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  8. Upgrade your gateway software to version 6.9.

  9. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  10. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.0.

7.1

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.6.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.6.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.7.

  4. Upgrade the software of gateways to version 6.7.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  6. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

  7. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  8. Upgrade your gateway software to version 6.9.

  9. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  10. Upgrade your gateway software to version 7.0.

  11. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.1.

  12. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.1.

  • Note 1: Image upgrade required if the gateways are not running the latest released image for that version. See this table.

  • Note 2: Image upgrade required for raccoon to strongswan gateway migration, gateway pull mode migration, and active-mesh migration.

  • Note 3: There is a performance enhancement in the latest images for 6.9 and 7.0. Image upgrades are highly recommended for transit gateways and optional for spoke gateways.

Gateway Images that Do not Require Additional Image Upgrade

The following table lists the images that do not require for additional image upgrade. If you have one of the gateway images listed in the following table, you do not need to perform an additional image upgrade.

Upgrade-to Version AWS Azure GCP OCI Alibaba

6.6

hvm-cloudx-aws-031222

aviatrix-companion-gateway-v8

gw-base-04102021

aviatrix_gateway_54_1042_20210426_patched_v2

hvm-cloudx-aliyun-122520

6.7

hvm-cloudx-aws-031722

aviatrix-companion-gateway-v10u

gw-base-04092022

aviatrix_gateway_54_20220323

hvm-cloudx-aliyun-042322

6.8

hvm-cloudx-aws-080322

aviatrix-companion-gateway-v13u

gw-base-08032022

aviatrix_gateway_54_20220323

hvm-cloudx-aliyun-062422

6.9

hvm-cloudx-aws-030923

aviatrix-companion-gateway-v15u-6-9

gw-base-08032022

aviatrix_gateway_54_20220323

hvm-cloudx-aliyun-062422

7.0

hvm-cloudx-aws-061023

aviatrix-companion-gateway-v16u

gw-base-06062023

avx-gateway-oci-20230607

hvm-cloudx-aliyun-020623

7.1

hvm-cloudx-aws-061023

aviatrix-companion-gateway-v16u

gw-base-06062023

avx-gateway-oci-20230607

hvm-cloudx-aliyun-021623

Multiple-Version Upgrade Starting from Version 6.6

Multi-Version Upgrade from Version 6.6
Upgrade Start Version Upgrade End Version Upgrade Steps

6.6

6.8

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.7.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.7.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  4. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

6.9

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.7.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.7.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  4. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  6. Upgrade your gateway software Note3 to version 6.9.

7.0

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.7.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.7.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  4. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  6. Upgrade your gateway software to version 6.9.

  7. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  8. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.0.

7.1

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.7.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.7.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  4. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  6. Upgrade your gateway software to version 6.9.

  7. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  8. Upgrade your gateway software to version 7.0.

  9. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.1.

  10. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.1.

  • Note 1: Image upgrade required if the gateways are not running the latest released image for that version. See this table.

  • Note 2: Image upgrade required for raccoon to strongswan gateway migration, gateway pull mode migration, and active-mesh migration.

  • Note 3: There is a performance enhancement in the latest images for 6.9 and 7.0. Image upgrades are highly recommended for transit gateways and optional for spoke gateways

Multiple-Version Upgrade Starting from Version 6.7

Multi-Version Upgrade from Version 6.7
Upgrade Start Version Upgrade End Version Upgrade Steps

6.7

6.8

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

6.9

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  4. Upgrade your gateway software Note3 to version 6.9.

7.0

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  4. Upgrade your gateway software to version 6.9.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  6. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.0.

7.1

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.8.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note2 to version 6.8.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  4. Upgrade your gateway software to version 6.9.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  6. Upgrade your gateway software to version 7.0.

  7. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.1.

  8. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.1.

  • Note 2: Image upgrade required for raccoon to strongswan gateway migration, gateway pull mode migration, and active-mesh migration.

  • Note 3: There is a performance enhancement in the latest images for 6.9 and 7.0. Image upgrades are highly recommended for transit gateways and optional for spoke gateways

Multiple-Version Upgrade Starting from Version 6.8

Multi-Version Upgrade from Version 6.8
Upgrade Start Version Upgrade End Version Upgrade Steps

6.8

6.9

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  2. Upgrade your gateway software Note3 to version 6.9.

7.0

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.9.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  4. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.0.

7.1

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 6.9.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 6.9.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  4. Upgrade your gateway software to version 7.0.

  5. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.1.

  6. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.1.

  • Note 1: Image upgrade required if the gateways are not running the latest released image for that version. See this table.

  • Note 3: There is a performance enhancement in the latest images for 6.9 and 7.0. Image upgrades are highly recommended for transit gateways and optional for spoke gateways

Multiple-Version Upgrade Starting from Version 6.9

Multi-Version Upgrade from Version 6.9
Upgrade Start Version Upgrade End Version Upgrade Steps

6.9

7.0

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.0.

7.1

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.0.

  2. . Upgrade your gateway images Note1 to version 7.0.

  3. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.1.

  4. Upgrade your gateway images Note3 or upgrade your gateway software to version 7.1.

  • Note 1: Image upgrade required if the gateways are not running the latest released image for that version. See this table.

  • Note 3: There is a performance enhancement in the latest images for 6.9 and 7.0. Image upgrades are highly recommended for transit gateways and optional for spoke gateways

Multiple-Version Upgrade Starting from Version 7.0

Multi-Version Upgrade from Version 7.0
Upgrade Start Version Upgrade End Version Upgrade Steps

7.0

7.1

  1. Upgrade your Controller Software to version 7.1.

  2. Upgrade your gateway images to version 7.1.

  • Note 3: There is a performance enhancement in the latest images for 6.9 and 7.0. Image upgrades are highly recommended for transit gateways and optional for spoke gateways

Verify your Upgrade

After performing an upgrade, it is important to verify your upgrade status.