This section describes the tasks required to perform an upgrade to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.
VMware Cloud Foundation Upgrade Preparation
Review the VMware Cloud Foundation Upgrade Prerequisites before starting an upgrade.
Management Domain Upgrade
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Additional Information |
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Apply the VMware Cloud Foundation Upgrade Bundle |
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If the current version of VMware Cloud Foundation is 4.5.x or 5.x Upgrade SDDC Manager to 5.2. |
Apply the VMware Cloud Foundation Configuration Updates |
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Update Compatibility Data with the Bundle Transfer Utility |
[Conditional] Required when using offline bundle download |
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Additional Information |
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Upgrade VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for VMware Cloud Foundation |
[Conditional] If VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is present |
Upgrade VMware Aria Suite products for VMware Cloud Foundation |
[Conditional] If VMware Aria Suite products are present |
Task |
Applies When |
Additional Information |
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Upgrade NSX Global Managers to 4.2 |
When NSX is deployed in the workload domain with NSX Federation configured. |
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Upgrade to NSX 4.2 |
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Task |
Applies When |
Additional Information |
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Upgrade to NSX 4.2 |
When NSX is deployed in the workload domain and is not using NSX Federation. |
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Additional Information |
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Upgrade vCenter Server for VMware Cloud Foundation |
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Task |
Additional Information |
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Upgrade vSAN Witness Host for VMware Cloud Foundation |
[Conditional] If the vSphere cluster is a stretched vSAN cluster |
Upgrade VxRail Manager and ESXi Hosts |
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Task |
Additional Information |
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Update Licenses for a Workload Domain |
[Conditional] If upgrading from a VMware Cloud Foundation version prior to 5.0 Update licenses for:
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Apply Configuration Updates |
[Conditional] If there are configuration updates required |
Upgrade vSphere Distributed Switch versions |
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Upgrade vSAN on-disk format versions |
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VI Workload Domain Upgrade
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Additional Information |
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Perform an upgrade precheck |
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Applies When |
Additional Information |
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Upgrade to NSX 4.2 |
When NSX is deployed in the workload domain and is not using NSX Federation. |
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Task |
Applies When |
Additional Information |
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Upgrade NSX Global Managers to 4.2 |
When NSX is deployed in the workload domain with NSX Federation configured. |
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Upgrade to NSX 4.2 |
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Task |
Additional Information |
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Upgrade vCenter Server for VMware Cloud Foundation |
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Task |
Additional Information |
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Upgrade vSAN Witness Host for VMware Cloud Foundation |
[Conditional] If the vSphere cluster is a stretched vSAN cluster |
Upgrade VxRail Manager and ESXi Hosts |
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Task |
Additional Information |
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Update Licenses for a Workload Domain |
[Conditional] If upgrading from a VMware Cloud Foundation version prior to 5.0 Update licenses for:
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Apply Configuration Updates |
[Conditional] If there are configuration updates required |
Upgrade vSphere Distributed Switch versions |
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Upgrade vSAN on-disk format versions |
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