Before you begin the upgrade process, it is important to test the working state of Security Intelligence to help determine whether any post-upgrade problems you might encounter are related to the upgrade.

Procedure

  1. From your browser, log in with Enterprise Administrator privileges to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-manager-ip-address>.
  2. Click Plan & Troubleshoot > Discover & Take Action and verify that security postures are being displayed without errors.
  3. Click Plan & Troubleshoot > Recommendations and verify that any existing recommendations are listed without errors and new recommendations can be generated without errors.
  4. If you are upgrading from Security Intelligence 1.1.x or 1.2.x, verify that there are no active alarms and that the Security Intelligence appliance is in a healthy state.
    1. Click System > Configuration > Appliances.
    2. Locate the Security Intelligence feature card.
    3. Ensure that there are no active alarms displayed on the card and that the node is shown to be in a healthy state.
  5. If you are upgrading from Security Intelligence 3.2 or later, verify that there are no active alarms and that Security Intelligence is in a healthy state.
    1. Click System > NSX Application Platform.
    2. Locate the Security Intelligence feature card.
    3. Ensure that Status displays UP.

Results

If any alarms or errors are reported while performing the previous steps, address those alarms and errors before proceeding with the upgrade process.