Testing the data migration

To launch a test run of the data migration, use the dry-run command.

Syntax

calico-upgrade[-darwin-amd64|-windows-amd64.exe] dry-run [--output-dir=path/directory] [--apiconfigv1 path/file] [--apiconfigv3 path/file]

Reference

Flag Discussion
‑‑output‑dir By default, calico-upgrade creates a directory called calico-upgrade-report in the current working directory to store its report files. If you want it to write its files to a different location, include a --output-dir flag in your command and specify the alternate path.
‑‑apiconfigv1 By default, calico-upgrade looks for the etcdv2 configuration file at /etc/calico/apiconfigv1.cfg. If you have a configuration file in a different location or if it has a different name, include the --apiconfigv1 flag and specify the name and location of the file. If you are using environment variables, you don’t need this flag.
‑‑apiconfigv3 By default, calico-upgrade looks for the etcdv3 configuration file at /etc/calico/apiconfigv3.cfg. If you have a configuration file in a different location or if it has a different name, include the --apiconfigv3 flag and specify the name and location of the file. If you are using environment variables, you don’t need this flag.

Example

calico-upgrade dry-run --output-dir=temp --apiconfigv1 etcdv2.yaml --apiconfigv3 etcdv3.yaml

Next steps

  • If you get the message Successfully validated v1 to v3 conversion, continue to Migrate your data.

  • Otherwise, check the generated reports, resolve any issues that are causing errors, and run calico-upgrade dry-run again.

    • Validation errors: Calico v3.2.1 features stricter validation than previous versions. For example, it checks that names don’t exceed the maximum length and that they don’t conflict with each other. If you run into an error of this kind, you can change the name as needed and restart the test.

    • Other errors: if you receive any other errors, especially if they pertain to a workload endpoint, contact Tigera for assistance.