Hi, Yes it makes sense to move to 3.11.3 The release has features and bug fixes which should be useful to your cluster.
However, if you are planning to use GROUP_BY, UDFs etc. Please be cautious about the performance implications it may cause if not done with suitable queries. I am not aware of any specific doc to perform the upgrade. But, the steps you are following for upgrades looks fine. I think the `upgradesstables` step is not in correct place in upgrade sequence. I think upgrade sequence should be: - snapshot - drain and stop - backup configs - install new release - review config updates (patch existing config) - start Cassandra - *upgradesstables* *Not to forget*: Perform upgrade on one node at a time. Regards, Anup Shirolkar Instaclustr <https://www.instaclustr.com/> On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 00:30, Riccardo Ferrari <ferra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi list, > > We recently upgraded our small cluster to the latest 3.0.17. Everything > was nice and smooth, however I am wondering if ti make sense to keep moving > forward and upgarde to the latest 3.11.3? > > We really need something like the GROUP_BY and UFF/UDA seems limited wrt > our use-case. > > Does it make sense? > Any argument against? > Is there any doc to prepare such upgrade? > My current workflow was very easy: > - snapshot > - upgradesstables > - drain and stop > - backup configs > - install new release > - review config updates (patch existing config) > - start > > Thanks >