Thu Aug 22 2024 04:06:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The content on this page applies only to Cloud Next environments.
Acquia supports Ubuntu 20.04 in the containers that run on Cloud Next technologies. Acquia recommends that you upgrade to this version to ensure that your environments are secure and meet compliance requirements.
Before you start upgrading your Cloud Next environment to Ubuntu 20.04, review the following specifications for using Ubuntu 20.04:
ack-grep
command is not available on Ubuntu 20.04. You must update scripts to use the ack
command instead.You cannot use the .svg
file extension with the ImageMagick module on Ubuntu 20.04 in Cloud Next.
The Cloud Platform user interface displays a warning message for Ubuntu versions that are not FIPS validated. For more information about such non-compliant Ubuntu versions, see FIPS for Ubuntu.
Acquia recommends that you upgrade your non-production environments prior to your production environments.
To upgrade your non-production and production Cloud Next environments to Ubuntu 20.04:
If you try to upgrade your production environment without upgrading your non-production environment first, the system displays a warning message.
Acquia recommends you to test your non-production environments immediately after they are upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04. By testing your environments, you can:
When testing your environments through automated tests or manual inspection, review the application behavior that depends on the following:
In addition, you must monitor application performance in New Relic after the upgrade and compare that with prior performance.
While upgrading your container operating system to Ubuntu 20.04, you might run into some issues. While you troubleshoot such issues, you can revert your upgrade to ensure that your site remains unaffected.
To revert your Cloud Next environment:
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