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VMware released NSX 6.4.0. this month and this version brought many features, improvements and bug fixes which are outlined in the Release Notes
Before upgrading to NSX 6.4.1, check VMware interop matrix to make sure your underlying infrastructure is compatible with this version. Your VMware vSphere should be at 6.0 U2 or greater to upgrade to NSX 6.4
I am currently running NSX 6.3.5 in my lab and I thought to upgrade it to 6.4. I wanted to play with Rest API option for NSX manager upgrade, as from GUI I have done several times.
You can find the instructions about upgrade via Rest API on page 124 of NSX-6.3-API-Guide
Lets walk through this step by step.
1: Download the NSX upgrade bundle: NSX 6.4 upgrade bundle can be downloaded from here
2: Upload the upgrade bundle: I have downloaded the upgrade bundle on one of my linux box where I have curl installed and I will be employing curl to fire Rest API.
# curl -sikv -u ‘admin’ -H ‘Accept:application/xml’ -F file=@VMware-NSX-Manager-upgrade-bundle-6.4.1-8599035.tar.gz -X POST https://nsxmgr-01a.corp.local/api/1.0/appliance-management/upgrade/uploadbundle/NSX
You will see following output when upload of upgrade bundle completes.
3: Verify that the NSX bundle is uploaded: You can use following API call to verify successful upload of upgrade bundle.
# curl -sik -u ‘admin’ -H ‘Accept:application/xml’ -X GET https://nsxmgr-01a.corp.local/api/1.0/appliance-management/upgrade/information/NSX | tidy -xml -indent -quiet
If the upgrade bundle was uploaded successfully then you will see following output
4: Start the NSX Manager Upgrade: Fire below API call to initiate the upgrade process
# curl -sik -u ‘admin’ -H ‘Content-Type:application/xml’ -X POST https://nsxmgr-01a.corp.local/api/1.0/appliance-management/upgrade/start/NSX -d @nsxupgrade.xml
where contents of nsxupgrade.xml is as below
xml version=“1.0” encoding=“UTF-8”
<preUpgradeQuestionsAnswers>
<preUpgradeQuestionAnswer>
<questionId>preUpgradeChecks1:Q1</questionId>
<question>Do you want to enable SSH ?</question>
<questionAnserType>YESNO</questionAnserType>
<defaultSelection>NO</defaultSelection>
</preUpgradeQuestionAnswer>
<preUpgradeQuestionAnswer>
<questionId>preUpgradeChecks1:Q2</questionId>
<question>This product participates in VMware’s Customer Experience Improvement Program (“CEIP”). The CEIP provides VMware with information that enables VMware to improve its products and services, to fix problems, and to advise you on how best to deploy and use our products. As part of the CEIP, VMware collects technical information about your organization’s use of VMware products and services on a regular basis in association with your organization’s VMware license key(s). This information does not personally identify any individual. For additional information regarding the CEIP, please see the Trust and Assurance Center at http://www.vmware.com/trustvmware/ceip.html. You can select your participation preferences below. Do you want to join the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program ?</question>
<questionAnserType>YESNO</questionAnserType>
<defaultSelection>YES</defaultSelection>
</preUpgradeQuestionAnswer>
</preUpgradeQuestionsAnswers>
5: Verify NSX Manager Upgrade Status: Upgrade status can be checked via below API
# curl -sik -u ‘admin’ -H ‘Accept:application/xml’ -X GET https://nsxmgr-01a.corp.local/api/1.0/appliance-management/upgrade/status/NSX
If the upgrade is successful, you will see below output for above call
<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<upgradeStatus>
<status>COMPLETE</status>
</upgradeStatus>
I logged in to NSX UI and verified that my NSX manager has been upgraded to 6.4.1
That’s it for this post.
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