Perform the Upgrade
To upgrade your HDP version:
Steps
- Log in to Ambari. 
- Browse to Cluster Admin > Stack and Versions. 
- Click the Versions tab. - The registered and installed target HDP version displays an Upgrade button. 
- Click Upgrade on the target version. - Based on your current HDP version and the target HDP version, Ambari performs a set of prerequisite checks to determine if you can perform a rolling or an express upgrade. A dialog displays the options available. 
- Select the Express Upgrade method. (Only supported method for upgrading from HDP 2.6 to 3.0.1) - Advanced options are also available. - Skip all Service Check failures
- Ambari automatically skips any Service Check failures and completes the task without requiring user actions. After all the Service Checks have run in a task, you see a summary of the failures and options to continue the upgrade or pause. 
- Skip all Slave Component failures
- Ambari automatically skips any Slave Component failures and completes the task of upgrading Slave components without requiring user actions. After all Slave Components have been upgraded, you see a summary of the failures and options to continue the upgrade or pause. 
 
- Click Proceed. 
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