Upgrading Juju software
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Upgrading Juju software

A Juju topology can be divided into two main parts:

  • Juju client
  • Juju model (usually several)

The software in each of the above are installed and upgraded differently.

The software for the client, which is responsible for issuing commands to manage Juju models, is overseen by the OS package management system. The software for the models, which house machines Juju creates, is managed by Juju itself. This section is primarily devoted to describing the procedure for upgrading this model software.

Upgrading the client software

The client software is managed by the OS package management system. With Ubuntu this is usually APT. To upgrade the client, therefore, it is a matter of:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install juju

If you have installed Juju via the snap package:

sudo snap refresh juju

For more installation information and what versions are available, see the install page.

Upgrading the model software

The model software consists of Juju agents. These are pieces of software that run on each machine Juju creates, including controllers.

Overview:

  • A controller admin can upgrade any model within that controller.
  • A model owner can upgrade that model.
  • Upgrades must be applied to the controller model first.
  • An upgrade is applied to agents running on all machines across a model.
  • During the upgrade, an algorithm will select a version to upgrade to if a version is not specified.
  • Juju machines request the new software version from the controller. If the latter's cache cannot satisfy the request the controller will attempt a download from the internet.
  • Backups are recommended prior to upgrading the server software. See Backup and restore.

See Notes on upgrading Juju software for upgrading details, including what to do when the controller lacks internet access.

The upgrade-juju command

The juju upgrade-juju command initiates the upgrade. This will cause all Juju agents to be restarted. Before proceeding, ensure the model is in good working order (juju status).

Examples:

Upgrade the controller model for the current controller (this must be done before other models on the controller can be upgraded) with the newest version available:

juju upgrade-juju -m controller

Upgrade the current model by allowing the version to be auto-selected:

juju upgrade-juju

Upgrade the model by specifying the version:

juju upgrade-juju --agent-version 2.0.3

Track the progress with:

watch -n3 "juju status --format=tabular"

For complete syntax, see the command reference page. The juju help upgrade-juju command also provides reminders and more examples.

Warning: The --upload-tools option should be not be used by the end user.

Verifying the upgrade

The verification of a successful upgrade is obtained by:

juju status

If this command does not complete properly or if there are errors displayed in its output then proceed to the next section.

Troubleshooting the upgrade

An upgrade of server software that does not lead to 100% success will require troubleshooting. See Troubleshooting environment upgrades.