Upgrade the NSX-T Network Toplogy

To upgrade the network topology, you upgrade NSX, vCenter Server, and all vSphere with Tanzu components.

You can upgrade NSX-T Data Center version. When you perform the upgrade, the NSX-T Data Center components, which include the data plane, control plane, and management plane are upgraded with minimum system downtime.

For step-by-step information about upgrading the NSX components, see the NSX Upgrade Guide.

Note: Refer to the vSphere with Tanzu Release Notes for supported versions.

Prerequisites

• Verify that your environment meets the system requirements. For information about requirements, see System Requirements for Setting Up vSphere with Tanzu with NSX.
• For configuration limits specific to vSphere with Tanzu, see vSphere Configuration Limits in VMware Configuration Maximums tool.

Procedure

1. Upgrade NSX from NSX 3.0.x to NSX 3.1.
2. Upgrade vCenter Server.
3. Upgrade ESXi hosts.
4. Update the Supervisor Namespace.
   To perform an update, see Update the Supervisor Cluster by Performing a vSphere Namespaces Update.