Upgrade the Database

To successfully perform a major SUSE Manager update, you might need to upgrade the underlying database.

This table shows the PostgreSQL version required for each version of SUSE Manager and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:

Table 1. PostgreSQL Versions
SUSE Manager version Operating System version PostgreSQL version

SUSE Manager 4.0.0

SLES 15 SP1

PostgreSQL 10

SUSE Manager 4.1.0

SLES 15 SP2

PostgreSQL 12

SUSE Manager 4.2.0

SLES 15 SP3

PostgreSQL 13

SUSE Manager 4.3.0

SLES 15 SP4

PostgreSQL 14

SUSE Manager 5.0 (container)

SLE Micro 5.5

PostgreSQL 16

If you are using an older database version, such as version 9.4 or 9.6, you must migrate PostgreSQL to version 10 before you begin the SUSE Manager migration. To upgrade from PostgreSQL 9 to version 10, see: