How it works
- Cloud Release: the unit of delivery for Domino Cloud. Cloud Releases ship on a regular cadence and are documented in the Domino Cloud release notes. When a release includes something a platform administrator needs to act on, it’s called out in a “Notes for platform administrators” section.
- Control plane: the core Domino services (UI, API, orchestration, metadata stores). In Domino Cloud, Domino operates the control plane; admins can’t trigger a restart or search its configuration.
- Data Plane: a compute location where your workloads run. A Data Plane must stay within a supported version range of the control plane. Most Data Plane upgrades run from the admin portal; Domino Support performs the upgrade if the UI action isn’t available for your Data Plane.
Use upgrades and maintenance information
1
Track upcoming changes
Check the Domino Cloud release notes for each release, especially the “Notes for platform administrators” section. Most releases require no action; when one does, it’s called out there.
2
Keep any Data Planes in sync
If you run a remote Data Plane, confirm it’s within a compatible version of the control plane, then follow Upgrade a Data Plane.
3
Plan around the maintenance window
Before upgrading a Data Plane, notify users in the affected regions. Ongoing executions can typically continue through the upgrade, but stopping them first avoids lost work if reconciliation surfaces an issue.
Best practice: upgrade the control plane’s supported version before any Data Plane. Running a Data Plane newer than the control plane isn’t supported.
Related
- Domino Cloud release notes
- Domino Cloud, for what Domino operates on your behalf
- Manage Data Planes
- Kubernetes compatibility