Use the checklist to track your work on the upgrade process.
| Task | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Review the known upgrade problems and workaround documented in the NSX release notes. | See the NSX Release Notes. |
| Follow the system configuration requirements and prepare your infrastructure. | See the system requirements section of the NSX Installation Guide. |
| Evaluate the operational impact of the upgrade. | See Operational Impact of the NSX Upgrade. |
| Upgrade your supported hypervisor. | See Upgrading Your Host OS. |
| If you have an earlier version of NSX Intelligence installed, upgrade NSX Intelligence first. | See Activating and Upgrading VMware NSX Intelligence for version 3.2 or later at https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Intelligence/index.html. |
| Complete the Pre-Upgrade Tasks. | See Pre-Upgrade Tasks. |
| Verify that the NSX environment is in a healthy state. | See Verify the Current State of NSX. |
| Download the latest NSX upgrade bundle. | See Download the NSX Upgrade Bundle. |
| If you are using NSX Cloud for your public cloud workload VMs, upgrade NSX Cloud components. | See Upgrading NSX Cloud Components. |
| Upgrade your upgrade coordinator. Complete this task at least one week in advance of the maintenance window to allow time to address issues identified by the upgrade pre-checks. |
See Upgrade the Upgrade Coordinator. |
| Upgrade the NSX Edge cluster. | See Upgrade NSX Edge Cluster. |
| Upgrade the hosts. | See Configuring and Upgrading Hosts . |
| Upgrade the Management plane. | See Upgrading Management Plane. |
| Post-upgrade tasks. | See Verify the Upgrade. |
| Troubleshoot upgrade errors. | See Troubleshooting Upgrade Failures. |
