VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Skip-Level Upgrade

You can use the skip-level upgrade tool to upgrade from VMware Cloud Foundation 3.7.1 or later to VMware Cloud Foundation 3.11.

The process involves downloading and applying multiple upgrade bundles as part of a single task. You can download, copy, and upload install bundles for the target release. Once SDDC Manager and its services are at the correct version for VMware Cloud Foundation 3.11 on Dell EMC VxRail, you can apply updates to VxRail Manager and the other VMware Cloud Foundation components. Some components require only a single bundle to update to the latest software version:

• vCenter Server and Platform Services Controllers
• NSX Data Center for vSphere
• NSX-T Data Center
• VxRail Manager

Other components may require multiple bundles:

• vRealize Suite components

Note: The skip-level upgrade tool does not download vRealize bundles. To download install and upgrade bundles of vRealize, use the Bundle Transfer Utility. See Download Bundles for VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell EMC VxRail with the Bundle Transfer Utility.