Changing the NSX upgrade target version in the middle of an upgrade

Products

• VMware NSX Networking

Issue/Introduction

• NSX version upgrade is in progress from version A to version B
• Edges and/or Hosts are partially or completely upgraded
• Manager upgrade has not yet started
• There is a requirement to change upgrade target version from B to C
• NSX version C is a version higher than B.
• Both upgrades A to C and B to C are supported per the Upgrade Path

Environment

VMware NSX 4.0.0.1
VMware NSX-T Data Center
VMware NSX 4.1.0
VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.x

Resolution

Upload the Upgrade Bundle for version C and restart the upgrade.
Run the prechecks and then proceed to upgrade Edge, Host and Manager components as normal.
The mix of component versions will be handled automatically and all components will be upgraded to version C.