Deploying updated Docker images with Kubernetes

Updates for HCL Commerce production environments are delivered as Docker images. To update your production environment, download the new images, and rebuild them as custom images to include your custom code. You then deploy the custom containers.

Before you begin

Ensure that your private Docker registry is updated with the latest Docker images.
Run the updatedb utility to update your database.
Beginning in HCL Commerce 9.1.14.0, application container images are built to be run as a non-root user by default. This change has the potential to break your custom deployment. Therefore, you must review this change and its potential impacts. For more information, see HCL Commerce container users and privileges.

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Procedure

Download the latest version of the hcl-commerce-vaultconsul-helmchart and hcl-commerce-helmchart from the HCL License and Delivery portal.
Update your deployment configuration values.
1. Review the provided versions of the Vault values.yaml, and HCL Commerce values.yaml configuration files for changes or additions.
2. Update your custom configuration files based on any recommended changes or additions, in order to conform with the updated deployments.
Update your development Vault deployment.
Run the following command to update your Vault deployment with an updated Helm Chart, or configuration values:
```
helm upgrade vault-consul ./hcl-commerce-vaultconsul -f my-values.yaml -n vault
```
For more information, see Deploying a development Vault for HCL Commerce on Kubernetes.
Update your HCL Commerce deployment.
Run the following command to update your HCL Commerce deployment with an updated Helm Chart, or configuration values:
```
helm upgrade release-name hcl-commerce-helmchart -f my-values.yaml --set common.environmentType=environmentType -n commerce
```
For more information, see Deploying HCL Commerce on a Kubernetes cluster.
Verify the deployment.
Ensure that all pods are using the updated Docker images, and that they are displaying a healthy status.
Build your search index on the updated environment.
- Build the Elasticsearch-based search solution index.
  For more information, see The Elasticsearch index lifecycle.
- Build the Solr-based search solution index.

Results

Your Kubernetes based deployment has been updated to use the latest version of the provided Helm Charts, values, and Docker images.