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Introduction

VMware NSX is a distributed system that comprises of multiple components. It is important to understand the role of all NSX and surrounding components to complete the NSX upgrade. From a high level, the NSX upgrade is a five-step upgrade process which is managed by the NSX manager:

VMware NSX Manager upgrade
VMware NSX controllers upgrade
VMware NSX Host Clusters upgrade

VMware NSX Edges (DLRs and ESGs) upgrade
Optional network and security service deployments upgrade, such as guest introspection and/or partner service VM upgrade:

It is recommended to upgrade the NSX Managers and NSX Controller Nodes in the same maintenance ...

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