Implications of not upgrading the add-ons of management and workload clusters.
Implications of Not Upgrading Add-ons in the Management Cluster
If the operators are not the latest versions, the corresponding Management cluster displays an error for upgrading the add-ons. To upgrade Management cluster add-ons individually, use the Upgrade Add-Ons option.
If you do not upgrade the add-ons of a Management cluster:
- Cannot perform operations on the Management cluster.
- Cannot perform operations on the workload cluster that uses management clusters with earlier add-ons.
Implications of Not Upgrading Add-ons in the Workload Cluster
If the operators are not the latest versions, the corresponding workload clusters display a warning for upgrading the add-ons. To upgrade workload cluster add-ons individually, use the Upgrade Add-Ons option.
If you do not upgrade the add-ons of workload cluster:
- Cannot add CSI.
- Cannot add CNI.