Preparing to Migrate an NSX Data Center for vSphere Environment

Before you migrate you must review the documentation, verify that you have the required software versions, modify your existing NSX for vSphere environment if needed, and deploy the infrastructure for the new NSX-T environment.

Documentation

Check for the latest version of this guide and the release notes for NSX-T Data Center and migration coordinator. You can find the documentation here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/.

Required Software and Versions

• NSX for vSphere versions 6.4.4 to 6.4.6 and 6.4.8 are supported.
• See the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices for required versions of vCenter Server and ESXi: http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php#interop&175=&1=&2=
• vSphere Distributed Switch versions 6.5.0, 6.6.0, and 7.0 are supported.
• The NSX for vSphere environment must match the NSX-T system requirements for ESXi, vCenter Server, and vSphere Distributed Switch.
• If you want to migrate the user roles from NSX for vSphere, you must deploy and configure VMware Identity Manager™. See the VMware Interoperability Matrices for compatible versions: https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php#interop&175=&140=. See the VMware Identity Manager documentation for more information.