If NSX is deployed, upgrade NSX in the management domain and VI workload domains.

Until SDDC Manager is upgraded to version 5.2, you must upgrade NSX in the management domain before you upgrade NSX in a VI workload domain. Once SDDC Manager is at version 5.2 or later, you can upgrade NSX in VI workload domains before or after upgrading NSX in the management domain.

Upgrading NSX involves the following components:

  • Upgrade Coordinator

  • NSX Edges/Clusters (if deployed)

  • Host clusters

  • NSX Manager cluster

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, click Inventory > Workload Domains.
  2. On the Workload Domains page, click the domain you are upgrading and then click the Updates/Patches tab.

    When you upgrade NSX components for a selected VI workload domain, those components are upgraded for all VI workload domains that share the NSX Manager cluster.

  3. Click Precheck to run the upgrade precheck.

    Resolve any issues before proceeding with the upgrade.

    Note:

    The NSX precheck runs on all VI workload domains in your environment that share the NSX Manager cluster.

  4. In the Available Updates section, click Update Now or Schedule Update next to the VMware Software Update for NSX.
    Image showing the NSX upgrade bundle available for updating.
  5. On the NSX Edge Clusters page, select the NSX Edge clusters you want to upgrade and click Next.

    By default, all NSX Edge clusters are upgraded. To select specific NSX Edge clusters, select the Upgrade only NSX Edge clusters check box and select the Enable edge selection option. Then select the NSX Edges you want to upgrade.

  6. By default, all host clusters across all workload domains are upgraded. If you want to select specific host clusters to be upgraded, turn on the Enable host cluster selection setting. Host clusters are upgraded after all Edge clusters have been upgraded.
    Note:

    The NSX Manager cluster is upgraded only if you select all host clusters. If you have multiple host clusters and choose to upgrade only some of them, you must go through the NSX upgrade wizard again until all host clusters have been upgraded.

  7. Click Next.
  8. On the Upgrade Options dialog box, select the upgrade optimizations and click Next.

    By default, Edge clusters and host clusters are upgraded in parallel. You can enable sequential upgrade by selecting the relevant check box.

  9. If you selected the Schedule Upgrade option, specify the date and time for the NSX bundle to be applied.
  10. Click Next.
  11. On the Review page, review your settings and click Finish.

    The NSX upgrade begins and the upgrade components are displayed. The upgrade view displayed here pertains to the workload domain where you applied the bundle. Click the link to the associated workload domains to see the components pertaining to those workload domains.

  12. Monitor the upgrade progress. See Monitor VMware Cloud Foundation Updates.

    If a component upgrade fails, the failure is displayed across all associated workload domains. Resolve the issue and retry the failed task.

Results

When all NSX workload components are upgraded successfully, a message with a green background and check mark is displayed.