If you are running Nexus 1000V 4.0(4)SV1(1) and need to apply one of the following patch bulletins: ESX400-200912401-BG, ESXi400-200912401-BG, ESX400-201002401-BG, or ESXi400-201002401 on a host, you can upgrade Nexus 1000V as follows:
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Apply the following patch bulletins:
For ESX 4.0: ESX400-200912401-BG, ESX400-201002401-BG
For ESXi 4.0: ESXi400-200912401-BG, ESXi400-201002401-BG
This prevents the issue with upgrading Nexus 1000V using Update Manager.
If you already have hosts with patch bulletins ESX400-200912401-BG, ESXi400-200912401-BG, ESX400-201002401-BG, or ESXi400-201002401-BG installed and want to upgrade Nexus 1000V from 4.0(4)SV1(1) to 4.0(4)SV1(2):
- Refer Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Upgrade Guide, Release 4.0(4)SV1(2).
- If you are using the initial release of Update Manager 4.0 and have configured proxy settings, disable the proxy settings in the Patch Download Settings page of VUM Configuration.
Note: This step is not required if you are using Update Manager 4.0 U1.
- Upgrade VSM.
Note: Trying to upgrade VEM by running the vmware vem upgrade proceed command should fail as explained in the symptoms section.
- Identify the hosts that are not upgraded.
To identify these hosts, on VSM run show module. The VEM version for the modules not upgraded is 4.0(4)SV1(1).
- On the hosts that are not upgraded, identify the VMware patch build number by running module vem <module-number> execute vemcmd show.
Upgrade the VEM by running vihostupdate to version 4.0(4)SV1(2)
For example:
vihostupdate --install --bundle "VEM400-*.zip" --server 10.78.108.198
- Run vmware vem upgrade complete to complete the upgrade. This command succeeds if all hosts are upgraded to version 4.0(4)SV1(2).
- Complete the remaining instruction in Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Upgrade Guide, Release 4.0(4)SV1(2).
- If you disabled Proxy Settings in step 2 above, re-enable it in the Patch Download Settings page of VUM 4.0 Configuration.
Note: This step is not required if you are using Update Manager 4.0 U1.