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-title: "Upgrading Arvados and Release notes"
+title: "Arvados upgrade notes"
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-For Arvados administrators, this page will cover what you need to know and do in order to ensure a smooth upgrade of your Arvados installation. For general release notes covering features added and bugs fixed, see "Arvados releases":https://arvados.org/releases .
+For Arvados administrators, this page will cover what you need to know and do in order to ensure a smooth upgrade of your Arvados installation. For general release notes covering features added and bugs fixed, see "Arvados releases":https://arvados.org/releases.
-h2. General process
-
-# Consult upgrade notes below to see if any manual configuration updates are necessary.
-# Wait for the cluster to be idle and stop Arvados services.
-# Make a backup of your database, as a precaution.
-# Install new packages using @apt-get upgrade@ or @yum upgrade@.
-# Wait for package installation scripts as they perform any necessary data migrations.
-# Restart Arvados services.
+Upgrade instructions can be found at "Maintenance and upgrading":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/maintenance-and-upgrading.html#upgrading.
h2. Upgrade notes
-Some versions introduce changes that require special attention when upgrading: e.g., there is a new service to install, or there is a change to the default configuration that you might need to override in order to preserve the old behavior.
+Some versions introduce changes that require special attention when upgrading: e.g., there is a new service to install, or there is a change to the default configuration that you might need to override in order to preserve the old behavior. These notes are listed below, organized by release version. Scroll down to the version number you are upgrading to.
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-h2(#main). development main (as of 2021-09-07)
+h2(#main). development main (as of 2022-04-08)
+
+"previous: Upgrading to 2.4.0":#v2_4_0
+
+h3. Slurm dispatcher requires configuration update
+
+If you use the Slurm dispatcher (@crunch-dispatch-slurm@) you must add a @Services.DispatchSLURM.InternalURLs@ section to your configuration file, as shown on the "updated install page":{{site.baseurl}}/install/crunch2-slurm/install-dispatch.html.
+
+h3. New proxy parameters for arvados-controller
+
+We now recommend disabling nginx proxy caching for arvados-controller, to avoid truncation of large responses.
+
+In your Nginx configuration file (@/etc/nginx/conf.d/arvados-api-and-controller.conf@), add the following lines to the @location /@ block with @http://controller@ (see "Update nginx configuration":{{site.baseurl}}/install/install-api-server.html#update-nginx for an example) and reload/restart Nginx (@sudo nginx -s reload@).
+
+<pre>
+ proxy_max_temp_file_size 0;
+ proxy_request_buffering off;
+ proxy_buffering off;
+ proxy_http_version 1.1;
+</pre>
+
+h3. Now recommending Singularity 3.9.9
+
+The compute image "build script":{{site.baseurl}}/install/crunch2-cloud/install-compute-node.html now installs Singularity 3.9.9 instead of 3.7.4. The newer version includes a bugfix that should resolve "intermittent loopback device errors":https://dev.arvados.org/issues/18489 when running containers.
+
+h3. Changes to @arvados-cwl-runner --create-workflow@ and @--update-workflow@
+
+When using @arvados-cwl-runner --create-workflow@ or @--update-workflow@, by default it will now make a copy of all collection and Docker image dependencies in the target project. Running workflows retains the old behavior (use the dependencies wherever they are found). The can be controlled explicit with @--copy-deps@ and @--no-copy-deps@.
+
+h2(#v2_4_0). v2.4.0 (2022-04-08)
+
+"previous: Upgrading to 2.3.1":#v2_3_1
+
+h3. Default result order changed
+
+When requesting a list of objects without an explicit @order@ parameter, the default order has changed from @modified_at desc, uuid asc@ to @modified_at desc, uuid desc@. This means that if two objects have identical @modified_at@ timestamps, the tiebreaker will now be based on @uuid@ in decending order where previously it would be ascending order. The practical effect of this should be minor; with microsecond precision it is unusual to have two records with exactly the same timestamp, and order-sensitive queries should already provide an explicit @order@ parameter.
+
+h3. Ubuntu 18.04 Arvados Python packages now depend on python-3.8
+
+Ubuntu 18.04 ships with Python 3.6 as the default version of Python 3. Ubuntu also ships a version of Python 3.8, and the Arvados Python packages (@python3-arvados-cwl-runner@, @python3-arvados-fuse@, @python3-arvados-python-client@, @python3-arvados-user-activity@ and @python3-crunchstat-summary@) now depend on the @python-3.8@ system package.
+
+This means that they are now installed under @/usr/share/python3.8@ (before, the path was @/usr/share/python3@). If you rely on the @python3@ executable from the packages (e.g. to load a virtualenv), you may need to update the path to that executable.
+
+h3. Minimum supported Ruby version is now 2.6
+
+The minimum supported Ruby version is now 2.6. If you are running Arvados on Debian 10 or Ubuntu 18.04, you may need to switch to using RVM or upgrade your OS. See "Install Ruby and Bundler":../install/ruby.html for more information.
+
+h3. Anonymous token changes
+
+The anonymous token configured in @Users.AnonymousUserToken@ must now be 32 characters or longer. This was already the suggestion in the documentation, now it is enforced. The @script/get_anonymous_user_token.rb@ script that was needed to register the anonymous user token in the database has been removed. Registration of the anonymous token is no longer necessary.
+
+h3. Preemptible instance support changes
+
+The @Containers.UsePreemptibleInstances@ option has been renamed to @Containers.AlwaysUsePreemptibleInstances@ and has the same behavior when @true@ and one or more preemptible instances are configured. However, a value of @false@ no longer disables support for preemptible instances, instead users can now enable use of preemptible instances at the level of an individual workflow or workflow step.
+
+In addition, there is a new configuration option @Containers.PreemptiblePriceFactor@ will automatically add a preemptible instance type corresponding to each regular instance type. See "Using Preemptible instances":spot-instances.html for details.
+
+h3. Default LSF arguments have changed
+
+If you use LSF and your configuration specifies @Containers.LSF.BsubArgumentsList@, you should update it to include the new arguments (@"-R", "select[mem>=%MMB]", ...@, see "configuration reference":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/config.html). Otherwise, containers that are too big to run on any LSF host will remain in the LSF queue instead of being cancelled.
+
+h3. Support for NVIDIA CUDA GPUs
+
+Arvados now supports requesting NVIDIA CUDA GPUs for cloud and LSF (Slurm is currently not supported). To be able to request GPU nodes, some additional configuration is needed:
+
+"Including GPU support in cloud compute node image":{{site.baseurl}}/install/crunch2-cloud/install-compute-node.html#nvidia
+
+"Configure cloud dispatcher for GPU support":{{site.baseurl}}/install/crunch2-cloud/install-dispatch-cloud.html#GPUsupport
+
+"LSF GPU configuration":{{site.baseurl}}/install/crunch2-lsf/install-dispatch.html
+
+h3. Role groups are visible to all users by default
+
+The permission model has changed such that all role groups are visible to all active users. This enables users to share objects with groups they don't belong to. To preserve the previous behavior, where role groups are only visible to members and admins, add @RoleGroupsVisibleToAll: false@ to the @Users@ section of your configuration file.
+
+h3. Previously trashed role groups will be deleted
+
+Due to a bug in previous versions, the @DELETE@ operation on a role group caused the group to be flagged as trash in the database, but continue to grant permissions regardless. After upgrading, any role groups that had been trashed this way will be deleted. This might surprise some users if they were relying on permissions that were still in effect due to this bug. Future @DELETE@ operations on a role group will immediately delete the group and revoke the associated permissions.
+
+h3. Dedicated keepstore process for each container
+
+When Arvados runs a container via @arvados-dispatch-cloud@, the @crunch-run@ supervisor process now brings up its own keepstore server to handle I/O for mounted collections, outputs, and logs. With the default configuration, the keepstore process allocates one 64 MiB block buffer per VCPU requested by the container. For most workloads this will increase throughput, reduce total network traffic, and make it possible to run more containers at once without provisioning additional keepstore nodes to handle the I/O load.
+* If you have containers that can effectively handle multiple I/O threads per VCPU, consider increasing the @Containers.LocalKeepBlobBuffersPerVCPU@ value.
+* If you already have a robust permanent keepstore infrastructure, you can set @Containers.LocalKeepBlobBuffersPerVCPU@ to 0 to disable this feature and preserve the previous behavior of sending container I/O traffic to your separately provisioned keepstore servers.
+* This feature is enabled only if no volumes use @AccessViaHosts@, and no volumes have underlying @Replication@ less than @Collections.DefaultReplication@. If the feature is configured but cannot be enabled due to an incompatible volume configuration, this will be noted in the @crunch-run.txt@ file in the container log.
+
+h2(#v2_3_1). v2.3.1 (2021-11-24)
+
+"previous: Upgrading to 2.3.0":#v2_3_0
+
+h3. Users are visible to other users by default
+
+When a new user is set up (either via @AutoSetupNewUsers@ config or via Workbench admin interface) the user immediately becomes visible to other users. To revert to the previous behavior, where the administrator must add two users to the same group using the Workbench admin interface in order for the users to see each other, change the new @Users.ActivatedUsersAreVisibleToOthers@ config to @false@.
+
+h3. Backend support for vocabulary checking
+
+If your installation uses the vocabulary feature on Workbench2, you will need to update the cluster configuration by moving the vocabulary definition file to the node where @controller@ runs, and set the @API.VocabularyPath@ configuration parameter to the local path where the file was placed.
+This will enable the vocabulary checking cluster-wide, including Workbench2. The @Workbench.VocabularyURL@ configuration parameter is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+You can read more about how this feature works on the "admin page":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/metadata-vocabulary.html.
+
+h2(#v2_3_0). v2.3.0 (2021-10-27)
-"Upgrading from 2.2.0":#v2_2_0
+"previous: Upgrading to 2.2.0":#v2_2_0
h3. Ubuntu 18.04 packages for arvados-api-server and arvados-workbench now conflict with ruby-bundler
h2(#v2_2_0). v2.2.0 (2021-06-03)
-"Upgrading from 2.1.0":#v2_1_0
+"previous: Upgrading to 2.1.0":#v2_1_0
h3. New spelling of S3 credential configs
h2(#v2_1_0). v2.1.0 (2020-10-13)
-"Upgrading from 2.0.0":#v2_0_0
+"previous: Upgrading to 2.0.0":#v2_0_0
h3. LoginCluster conflicts with other Login providers
h2(#v2_0_0). v2.0.0 (2020-02-07)
-"Upgrading from 1.4":#v1_4_1
+"previous: Upgrading to 1.4.1":#v1_4_1
Arvados 2.0 is a major upgrade, with many changes. Please read these upgrade notes carefully before you begin.
h3. Migrating to centralized config.yml
-See "Migrating Configuration":config-migration.html for notes on migrating legacy per-component configuration files to the new centralized @/etc/arvados/config.yml@.
+See "Migrating Configuration":https://doc.arvados.org/v2.1/admin/config-migration.html for notes on migrating legacy per-component configuration files to the new centralized @/etc/arvados/config.yml@.
To ensure a smooth transition, the per-component config files continue to be read, and take precedence over the centralized configuration. Your cluster should continue to function after upgrade but before doing the full configuration migration. However, several services (keepstore, keep-web, keepproxy) require a minimal `/etc/arvados/config.yml` to start:
You can no longer specify individual keep services to balance via the @config.KeepServiceList@ command line option or @KeepServiceList@ legacy config option. Instead, keep-balance will operate on all keepstore servers with @service_type:disk@ as reported by the @arv keep_service list@ command. If you are still using the legacy config, @KeepServiceList@ should be removed or keep-balance will produce an error.
-Please see the "config migration guide":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/config-migration.html and "keep-balance install guide":{{site.baseurl}}/install/install-keep-balance.html for more details.
+Please see the "config migration guide":https://doc.arvados.org/v2.1/admin/config-migration.html and "keep-balance install guide":{{site.baseurl}}/install/install-keep-balance.html for more details.
h3. Arv-git-httpd configuration migration
-(feature "#14712":https://dev.arvados.org/issues/14712 ) The arv-git-httpd package can now be configured using the centralized configuration file at @/etc/arvados/config.yml@. Configuration via individual command line arguments is no longer available. Please see "arv-git-httpd's config migration guide":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/config-migration.html#arv-git-httpd for more details.
+(feature "#14712":https://dev.arvados.org/issues/14712 ) The arv-git-httpd package can now be configured using the centralized configuration file at @/etc/arvados/config.yml@. Configuration via individual command line arguments is no longer available. Please see "arv-git-httpd's config migration guide":https://doc.arvados.org/v2.1/admin/config-migration.html#arv-git-httpd for more details.
h3. Keepstore and keep-web configuration migration
keep-web now supports the legacy @keep-web.yml@ config format (used by Arvados 1.4) and the new cluster config file format. Please check "keep-web's install guide":{{site.baseurl}}/install/install-keep-web.html for more details.
-keepstore now supports the legacy @keepstore.yml@ config format (used by Arvados 1.4) and the new cluster config file format. Please check the "keepstore config migration notes":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/config-migration.html#keepstore and "keepstore install guide":{{site.baseurl}}/install/install-keepstore.html for more details.
+keepstore now supports the legacy @keepstore.yml@ config format (used by Arvados 1.4) and the new cluster config file format. Please check the "keepstore config migration notes":https://doc.arvados.org/v2.1/admin/config-migration.html#keepstore and "keepstore install guide":{{site.baseurl}}/install/install-keepstore.html for more details.
h3. Keepproxy configuration migration
-(feature "#14715":https://dev.arvados.org/issues/14715 ) Keepproxy can now be configured using the centralized config at @/etc/arvados/config.yml@. Configuration via individual command line arguments is no longer available and the @DisableGet@, @DisablePut@, and @PIDFile@ configuration options are no longer supported. If you are still using the legacy config and @DisableGet@ or @DisablePut@ are set to true or @PIDFile@ has a value, keepproxy will produce an error and fail to start. Please see "keepproxy's config migration guide":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/config-migration.html#keepproxy for more details.
+(feature "#14715":https://dev.arvados.org/issues/14715 ) Keepproxy can now be configured using the centralized config at @/etc/arvados/config.yml@. Configuration via individual command line arguments is no longer available and the @DisableGet@, @DisablePut@, and @PIDFile@ configuration options are no longer supported. If you are still using the legacy config and @DisableGet@ or @DisablePut@ are set to true or @PIDFile@ has a value, keepproxy will produce an error and fail to start. Please see "keepproxy's config migration guide":https://doc.arvados.org/v2.1/admin/config-migration.html#keepproxy for more details.
h3. Delete "keep_services" records
h3. New property vocabulary format for Workbench2
-(feature "#14151":https://dev.arvados.org/issues/14151) Workbench2 supports a new vocabulary format and it isn't compatible with the previous one, please read the "workbench2 vocabulary format admin page":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/workbench2-vocabulary.html for more information.
+(feature "#14151":https://dev.arvados.org/issues/14151) Workbench2 supports a new vocabulary format and it isn't compatible with the previous one, please read the "metadata vocabulary format admin page":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/metadata-vocabulary.html for more information.
h3. Cloud installations only: node manager replaced by arvados-dispatch-cloud
h2(#v1_4_1). v1.4.1 (2019-09-20)
-"Upgrading from 1.4.0":#v1_4_0
+"previous: Upgrading to 1.4.0":#v1_4_0
h3. Centos7 Python 3 dependency upgraded to rh-python36
h2(#v1_4_0). v1.4.0 (2019-06-05)
-"Upgrading from 1.3.3":#v1_3_3
+"previous: Upgrading to 1.3.3":#v1_3_3
h3. Populating the new file_count and file_size_total columns on the collections table
As part of story "#9945":https://dev.arvados.org/issues/9945, the distribution packaging (deb/rpm) of our Python packages has changed. These packages now include a built-in virtualenv to reduce dependencies on system packages. We have also stopped packaging and publishing backports for all the Python dependencies of our packages, as they are no longer needed.
-One practical consequence of this change is that the use of the Arvados Python SDK (aka "import arvados") will require a tweak if the SDK was installed from a distribution package. It now requires the loading of the virtualenv environment from our packages. The "Install documentation for the Arvados Python SDK":/sdk/python/sdk-python.html reflects this change. This does not affect the use of the command line tools (e.g. arv-get, etc.).
+One practical consequence of this change is that the use of the Arvados Python SDK (aka "import arvados") will require a tweak if the SDK was installed from a distribution package. It now requires the loading of the virtualenv environment from our packages. The "Install documentation for the Arvados Python SDK":{{ site.baseurl }}/sdk/python/sdk-python.html reflects this change. This does not affect the use of the command line tools (e.g. arv-get, etc.).
Python scripts that rely on the distribution Arvados Python SDK packages to import the Arvados SDK will need to be tweaked to load the correct Python environment.
h3. New configuration
-Arvados is migrating to a centralized configuration file for all components. During the migration, legacy configuration files will continue to be loaded. See "Migrating Configuration":config-migration.html for details.
+Arvados is migrating to a centralized configuration file for all components. During the migration, legacy configuration files will continue to be loaded. See "Migrating Configuration":https://doc.arvados.org/v2.1/admin/config-migration.html for details.
h2(#v1_3_3). v1.3.3 (2019-05-14)
-"Upgrading from 1.3.0":#v1_3_0
+"previous: Upgrading to 1.3.0":#v1_3_0
This release corrects a potential data loss issue, if you are running Arvados 1.3.0 or 1.3.1 we strongly recommended disabling @keep-balance@ until you can upgrade to 1.3.3 or 1.4.0. With keep-balance disabled, there is no chance of data loss.
h2(#v1_3_0). v1.3.0 (2018-12-05)
-"Upgrading from 1.2":#v1_2_0
+"previous: Upgrading to 1.2":#v1_2_0
This release includes several database migrations, which will be executed automatically as part of the API server upgrade. On large Arvados installations, these migrations will take a while. We've seen the upgrade take 30 minutes or more on installations with a lot of collections.
h2(#v1_2_0). v1.2.0 (2018-09-05)
-"Upgrading from 1.1.2 or 1.1.3":#v1_1_2
+"previous: Upgrading to 1.1.2 or 1.1.3":#v1_1_2
h3. Regenerate Postgres table statistics
h2(#v1_1_4). v1.1.4 (2018-04-10)
-"Upgrading from 1.1.3":#v1_1_3
+"previous: Upgrading to 1.1.3":#v1_1_3
h3. arvados-cwl-runner regressions (2018-04-05)
h2(#v1_1_2). v1.1.2 (2017-12-22)
-"Upgrading from 1.1.0 or 1.1.1":#v1_1_0
+"previous: Upgrading to 1.1.0 or 1.1.1":#v1_1_0
h3. The minimum version for Postgres is now 9.4 (2017-12-08)
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