Preparing for VMware NSX upgrade

Before upgrading VMware NSX components, it is important to plan the upgrade first.

Getting ready

You should have an idea of the solution components version of the current and the target states that you are trying to achieve. This includes the surrounding solution components, such as vSphere, the cloud management platform, and any third-party integrations.

How to do it...

For the purposes of this recipe, we are going to cover the following tasks:

1. Checking VMware Product Interoperability Matrices
2. Checking VMware NSX upgrade path
3. Checking third-party integration
4. Reviewing release notes and upgrade documents
5. Reviewing deprecated and discontinued features
6. Downloading VMware NSX upgrade bundles

Checking the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices

The first task for preparing an upgrade is to check the VMware Interoperability Matrix, as follows:

1. Go to your web browser and navigate to the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices at http://www.vmware.com/go/interop:

2. Select the...