Procedure to apply NSX-T 2.5.1 Hot patch in a VMware Cloud Foundation 3.10.0.1 environment

Products

• VMware Cloud Foundation

Issue/Introduction

Implementing NSXT 2.5.1.4 hot patch in a VMware Cloud Foundation 3.10 environment

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 3.10.x

Resolution

1. Download VMware-NSX-upgrade-bundle-2.5.1.4.0.16132225.mub file from VMware provided links

(Refer Doc - https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/2.5/upgrade/GUID-68A09AEC-D270-4172-830A-B7D971047DA9.html#GUID-68A09AEC-D270-4172-830A-B7D971047DA9)

 

2. Apply/Upgrade NSX-T hot-patch 2.5.1.4.0.1064 using NSX UC manually 

(Refer Doc: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/2.5/upgrade/GUID-3B986F37-94FE-4CAC-B4AD-9B55D8FE1EC2.html)

 

3. Open a SSH session to the SDDC Manager VM and switch to the root user:

su -

 

4. In a text editor, open the file /etc/vmware/vcf/domainmanager/application.properties

vi /etc/vmware/vcf/domainmanager/application.properties

 

5. Add the following entries to the file:

nsxt.current.version=2.5.1.4.0-16132225

 

6. Type ESC and then :wq to save the file.
7. Restart the domainmanager service 

systemctl restart domainmanager

 

8. On SDDC Manager VM run this command/API for LCM version aliasing.  Use your proper password.

curl 'https://<sddc-manager.vrack.vsphere.local>/v1/system/settings/version-aliases/NSX_T_MANAGER/2.5.1.0.0-15314288' -k -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -u 'admin:<password>' -d '{"aliases" : [ "2.5.1.4.0-16132225" ], "forceUpdate" : true}'