Upgrade Guest Introspection in Cross-vCenter NSX

It is important to upgrade Guest Introspection to match the NSX Manager version.

Note: The Guest Introspection service VMs can be upgraded from the vSphere Web Client. You do not need to delete the service VM after the upgrade of the NSX Manager to upgrade it. If you do delete the service VM, the Service Status is shown as Failed because the Agent VM is missing. Click Resolve to deploy a new service VM, then click Upgrade Available to deploy the latest Guest Introspection service VM.

In NSX 6.3.5 and later, you can view the EAM status on the Service Deployments tab.

Prerequisites

Verify that NSX Manager, controllers, prepared host clusters, and NSX Edges are upgraded.

Procedure

1. In the Installation and Upgrade tab, click Service Deployments.
   The Installation Status column says Upgrade Available.
2. Select the Guest Introspection deployment that you want to upgrade, and click Upgrade.
3. Follow the UI prompts to configure the Guest Introspection upgrade.

   Table 1. Guest Introspection Upgrade Settings

   Setting	Example Value
   Datastore	ds-site-a-nfs01
   Network	vds-site-a_Management
   Schedule	Upgrade now or specify a date and time

   After Guest Introspection is upgraded, the installation status is Succeeded and service status is Up. Guest Introspection service virtual machines are visible in the vCenter Server inventory.

   If you have vSphere 6.5 or later installed and you upgrade Guest Introspection service VMs to NSX 6.4, the VMs are renamed to reflect the hostname or IP of the host on which they are deployed. For example, Guest Introspection(esx-01a.corp.local).

What to do next

After Guest Introspection is upgraded for a particular cluster, you can upgrade any partner solutions. If partner solutions are enabled, refer to the upgrade documentation provided by the partner. Even if the partner solution is not upgraded, protection is maintained.