NSX Advanced Load Balancer supports patch upgrades by which hotfixes are placed into effect.

The followings are the available options for patch upgrade:

  • System — Patch upgrade for NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller and all SE groups

  • Controller — Patch upgrade for the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller

  • SE group — Patch upgrade for some or all the SE groups

Note:

The following are a few points for a patch upgrade process:

  • An image with a patch can be applied.

  • The image and the patch must have the same base version.

  • A patch cannot be applied without applying the image.

  • Compatibility checks prevent incorrect patches from getting applied to different versions.