If you enable a data service in full mode, you can set up automatic database upgrades and specify the maintenance window for the upgrades. You can also perform a manual upgrade for databases in full or limited preview mode.
For information about enablement modes for data services, see Activate Data Services in VMware Data Services Manager.
A database upgrade is a full upgrade that includes updates to anything that runs inside the workload cluster, such as a database engine, Operator, Kubernetes control plane, telegraf, and so on. VMware Data Services Manager does not support partial upgrades.
Automatically Upgrade a Database in VMware Data Services Manager
As a DSM administrator or DSM user, you can enable automatic upgrades by specifying the maintenance window for the upgrades.
During the specified window, the system addresses such items as CVEs and bug fixes. For a PostgreSQL database, the system also automatically upgrades the database engine to the latest supported minor version with the same major version. The engine of MySQL databases is never upgraded automatically. Only the management software is upgraded.
Procedure
Manually Upgrade a Database in VMware Data Services Manager
When a new database version is available, you can perform a manual database upgrade.
Manual upgrades are available to all enabled data services, no matter whether they are in full or limited preview mode.
After you perform the upgrade to a target version, you cannot revert back to an original version.