Upgrade paths

Upgrades are generally incremental: you must upgrade to each intermediate major and minor release.

Upgrades are generally incremental: you must upgrade to each intermediate major and minor release. For example, in order to upgrade from Vertica 9.0 to 10.1, you would upgrade incrementally as follows:

  1. Vertica 9.0 to 9.1

  2. Vertica 9.1 to 9.2

  3. Vertica 9.2 to 9.3

  4. Vertica 9.3 to 10.0

  5. Vertica 10.0 to 10.1

As new versions are released, you must continue upgrading incrementally (from 10.1 to 11.0, then 11.0 to 11.1, and so on).

If you're upgrading from a FIPS-enabled Vertica 9.2.x database to 10.1.1 and want to maintain your FIPS certification, you must perform a direct upgrade. For instructions, see Nonsequential FIPS database upgrades.

Be sure to read the Release Notes and New Features for each version in your path. Documentation for the current Vertica version is available in the RPM and at https://docs.vertica.com/latest. The same URL also provides access to documentation for earlier versions.

For guidance on upgrading from unsupported versions, contact Vertica Technical Support.

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