RHV 4.3 upgrade considerations and known issues

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  1. RHV 4.0 is out of support in RHV 4.3. I.e. 4.0 Compatibility Level(CL) clusters and data centers are not supported in RHV 4.3. This requires a stepped upgrade via 4.2 CL first (Manager to 4.2 -> hosts to latest -> CL to 4.2 -> Manager to 4.3).
    Upgrade Guide

  2. If on RHVM 4.0, hosts should not be updated until the Manager is upgraded to 4.2, otherwise hosts will get non-responsive until the manager is upgraded to 4.2 and CL of the cluster is updated to 4.2.

  3. Due to JBoss EAP changes, manual changes of repositories are required during the upgrades between releases.
    https://access.redhat.com/articles/4090791

  4. Ovirt-fast-forward-upgrade tool is available to simplify this upgrade process. It provides a guided upgrade experience to latest RHV-M version available.
    Upgrading with ovirt-fast-forward-upgrade

  5. RHV Upgrade Helper tool is regularly updated with any known issues in the upgrade process.
    This content is not included.This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/labs/rhvupgradehelper

  6. RHV 4.3 is not supported on Satellite 5.8.
    https://access.redhat.com/node/4079341

  7. RHV 4.2 EUS is available for x86 hypervisors, both RHEL based and RHVH.
    What channels should be used for RHV 4.2 EUS

  8. If using third party CA for RHV-M, uploading images from the Admin Portal will require changes to ovirt-imageio-proxy.conf.
    See details here

  9. Iptables has been deprecated.
    Use firewalld

  10. Non-responsive DC and no SPM after upgrading DC CL to 4.3
    https://access.redhat.com/solutions/4172251

  11. If upgrading from RHEL7.5 hosts, the hosts would need to be reregistered to the manager at some point:
    https://access.redhat.com/solutions/4731261

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