NSX upgrade checklist and planning order
It is always better to stop something from happening in the first instance than spend time repairing the damage after it has happened. Every product upgrade should follow a step-by-step process with proper planning, and an NSX upgrade is no exception. The following steps are the proper order that needs to be followed while planning to upgrade the NSX environment:
- Upgrade NSX Manager
- Upgrade NSX Controllers
- Upgrade ESXi cluster prepared by NSX
- Upgrade Distributed Logical Router and Edge service gateway
- Upgrade data security and guest introspection services
First and foremost, we need to ensure the following pre-checks are met before doing any upgrade.
The following is an NSX pre-upgrade checklist:
- Take backup for ...
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