About the Red Hat OpenShift AI add-on

OpenShift AI operator

The OpenShift AI operator is managed and maintained by IBM and receives updates directly from the add-on. This means you receive a notification from IBM when an update becomes available and that IBM also provides a change log for these updates. This is the only installed operator that is managed by IBM.

IBM's responsibilities

• Providing security updates and notifications when updates are available.

• Providing change log for updates, including CVEs and a description of changes included.

• Removing the operator when you uninstall the add-on.

Your responsibilities

• Reviewing and understanding the changes included in each update.

• Depending on the update approval policy setting you specify when you install the add-on, you might need to manually approve the changes for the update to apply. For more information, see How are OpenShift AI addon-on components updated?.

Additional operators

The OpenShift AI operator is the only installed operator that is managed by IBM. All additional operators used for the add-on are unmanaged, meaning that you are responsible for managing and maintaining these operators. IBM does not provide notifications when updates are available for these operators.

If you already have these operators installed on your cluster before you install the OpenShift AI add-on, you can continue using your current management and updating strategy.

IBM's responsibilities

• IBM is not responsible for managing, maintaining, or updating these additional operators.

Your responsibilities

• Maintaining the health and functioning of each operator, including but not limited to updating, monitoring, recovery, and re-installation.

• Knowing when updates are available for each operator, what changes are included, and applying the updates.

• Removing the operator when you uninstall the add-on.

Updating the OpenShift AI operator

The OpenShift AI operator is managed by IBM. Therefore IBM notifies you when updates are available for the operator and provides a change log. Updates for the OpenShift AI operator typically follow the same schedule of updates for the Red Hat OpenShift AI platform, so that if the OpenShift AI Platform releases a major, minor, or patch update, a corresponding update is made available for the operator.

Depending on the approval policy you specify when you first install the add-on, you might need to review and approve the update plan before the update can be applied. If you specify the Manual approval policy, then you must manually approve most update plans. If you specify the Automatic approval policy, then you do not need to review any updates. In the case of minor or patch updates, only certain parts of the update might need to be reviewed. Additionally, the type of update determines how the update is applied. Major updates require you to run a command, but minor and patch updates are applied automatically (after you manually approve the plan, if required). For more detailed explanation, see Updating the IBM-managed OpenShift AI operator.

Version rollbacks are not supported. You cannot undo an update to the OpenShift AI operator. Take this into consideration and make sure you choose your update strategy carefully, especially if you choose the Automatic approval policy.

Updating operators not managed by IBM

You are responsible for updating all operators that are not managed by IBM. IBM does not notify you of available updates or provide support related to updates for these operators. Refer to the provider documentation for information on keeping these operators up to date.