25.10 LTS version update guide

This guide illustrates, step by step, how to update to 25.10.6 from previous versions. This guide only applies if you are updating from a version prior to 25.10.x, otherwise you may upgrade directly (see Helm and OpenShift docs)

• The Galera data-plane must be updated to the 25.10.6 version. You must set updateStrategy.autoUpdateDataPlane=true in your MariaDB resources before updating the operator. Then, once updated, the operator will also be updating the data-plane based on its version:

apiVersion: enterprise.mariadb.com/v1alpha1
kind: MariaDB
metadata:
  name: mariadb-galera
spec:
  updateStrategy:
+   autoUpdateDataPlane: true

• Once set, you may proceed to update the operator. If you are using Helm:

Upgrade the mariadb-enterprise-operator-crds helm chart to 25.10.6:

helm repo update mariadb-enterprise-operator
helm upgrade --install mariadb-enterprise-operator-crds  mariadb-enterprise-operator/mariadb-enterprise-operator-crds --version 25.10.6

Upgrade the mariadb-enterprise-operator helm chart to 25.10.6:

helm repo update mariadb-enterprise-operator
helm upgrade --install mariadb-enterprise-operator mariadb-enterprise-operator/mariadb-enterprise-operator --version 25.10.6

As part of the 25.10 LTS release, we have introduced support for LTS versions. Refer to the Helm docs for sticking to LTS versions.

• If you are on OpenShift:

If you are on the stable channel using installPlanApproval=Automatic in your Subscription object, then the operator will be automatically updated. If you use installPlanApproval=Manual, you should have a new InstallPlan which needs to be approved to update the operator:

oc get installplan
NAME            CSV                                     APPROVAL   APPROVED
install-sjgcs   mariadb-enterprise-operator.v25.10.4    Manual     false

oc patch installplan install-sjgcs --type merge -p '{"spec":{"approved":true}}'

installplan.operators.coreos.com/install-sjgcs patched

As part of the 25.10 LTS release, we have introduced new release channels. Consider switching to the stable-v25.10 if you are willing to stay in the 25.10.x version:

apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
kind: Subscription
metadata:
  name: mariadb-enterprise-operator
  namespace: openshift-operators
spec:
  channel: stable-v25.10
  installPlanApproval: Automatic
  name: mariadb-enterprise-operator
  source: certified-operators
  sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace

• Consider reverting updateStrategy.autoUpdateDataPlane back to false in your MariaDB object to avoid unexpected updates:

apiVersion: enterprise.mariadb.com/v1alpha1
kind: MariaDB
metadata:
  name: mariadb-galera
spec:
  updateStrategy:
+   autoUpdateDataPlane: false
-   autoUpdateDataPlane: true

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