Upgrade to InfluxDB 1.8.x
This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB OSS v2 is the latest stable version.
We recommend enabling Time Series Index (TSI) (step 3 of Upgrade to InfluxDB 1.8.x). Switch between TSM and TSI as needed. To learn more about TSI, see:
Note: The default configuration continues to use TSM-based shards with in-memory indexes (as in earlier versions).
Upgrade to InfluxDB Enterprise
To upgrade from InfluxDB OSS to InfluxDB Enterprise, contact InfluxData Sales and see Migrate to InfluxDB Enterprise.
Upgrade to InfluxDB 1.8.x
Download InfluxDB version 1.8.x and install the upgrade.
Migrate configuration file customizations from your existing configuration file to the InfluxDB 1.8.x configuration file. Add or modify your environment variables as needed.
To enable TSI in InfluxDB 1.8.x, complete the following steps:
If using the InfluxDB configuration file, find the
[data]
section, uncommentindex-version = "inmem"
and change the value totsi1
.If using environment variables, set
INFLUXDB_DATA_INDEX_VERSION
totsi1
.Delete shard
index
directories in your InfluxDBdata/
directory. For example, in a Linux environment:/var/lib/influxdb/data/<db-name>/<rp-name>/<shard_ID>/index
Build TSI by running the influx_inspect buildtsi command.
Run the
buildtsi
command using the user account that you are going to run the database as, or ensure that the permissions match afterward.
Restart the
influxdb
service.
Switch index types
Switch index types at any time by doing one of the following:
- To switch from to
inmem
totsi1
, complete steps 3 and 4 above in Upgrade to InfluxDB 1.8.x. - To switch from to
tsi1
toinmem
, changetsi1
toinmem
by completing steps 3a-3c and 4 above in Upgrade to InfluxDB 1.8.x.
Downgrade InfluxDB
To downgrade to an earlier version, complete the procedures above in Upgrade to InfluxDB 1.8.x, replacing the version numbers with the version that you want to downgrade to. After downloading the release, migrating your configuration settings, and enabling TSI or TSM, make sure to rebuild your index.
Note: Some versions of InfluxDB may have breaking changes that impact your ability to upgrade and downgrade. For example, you cannot downgrade from InfluxDB 1.3 or later to an earlier version. Please review the applicable version of release notes to check for compatibility issues between releases.
Upgrade InfluxDB Enterprise clusters
See Upgrading InfluxDB Enterprise clusters.
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