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VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.x Upgrade Overview

This section describes the tasks required to perform an upgrade to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.x.

VMware Cloud Foundation Upgrade Preparation

Review the VMware Cloud Foundation Upgrade Prerequisites before starting an upgrade.

Management Domain Upgrade

SDDC Manager Upgrade
Task
Applies When
Additional Information
Apply the
VMware Cloud Foundation
 Upgrade Bundle
  • The initial VMware Cloud Foundation version is
    • 4.5.x or 5.x
If the current version of VMware Cloud Foundation is 4.5.x or 5.x Upgrade SDDC Manager to 5.2.x.
Apply the
VMware Cloud Foundation
 Configuration Updates
  • Once the SDDC Manager has been upgraded to 5.2.x the Configuration updates can be applied collectively.
Update Compatibility Data with the Bundle Transfer Utility
[Conditional]
 Required when using offline bundle download
Upgrade
VMware Aria Suite
Task
Additional Information
Upgrade
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
 for VMware Cloud Foundation
[Conditional]
 If
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
 is present
Upgrade
VMware Aria Suite
 products for VMware Cloud Foundation
[Conditional]
 If
VMware Aria Suite
 products are present
Upgrade NSX With Federation
Task
Applies When
Additional Information
Upgrade NSX Global Managers to 4.2
When NSX is deployed in the workload domain with NSX Federation configured.
  • [Conditional]
     If NSX Federation is present
  • Upgrade NSX Global Managers to
    4.2
     using the Global Manager UI
  • Upgrade standby global manager, followed by active global manager
  • [Conditonal] for VI Workload Domain upgrades
    , If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade all NSX global managers in your estate now.
Upgrade to NSX 4.2
  • Upgrade NSX to
    4.2
     using SDDC Manager
  • [Optional]
     If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade NSX across all VI workload domains now.
  • NSX upgrades across VI workload domains can be completed in sequence or up to five in parallel.
Upgrade NSX Without Federation
Task
Applies When
Additional Information
Upgrade to NSX 4.2
When NSX is deployed in the workload domain and is not using NSX Federation.
  • Upgrade NSX to
    4.2
     using SDDC Manager.
  • [Conditonal] for VI Workload Domain upgrades
    , If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade NSX across all VI workload domains now.
Upgrade vCenter Server
Task
Additional Information
Upgrade vCenter Server for VMware Cloud Foundation
  • [Conditional]
     When upgrading from VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.x.
    Requires a temporary IP address in the management subnet
  • [Conditional]
     When upgrading to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1 using vCenter Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU).
    Requires a temporary IP address in the management subnet
  • [Conditonal] for VI Workload Domain upgrades
    , If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade vCenter Servers that share a SSO Domain across all VI workload domains now in a serial order. Isolated Workload Domains can be upgraded in parallel
Upgrade Management Domain vSphere clusters
Task
Additional Information
Upgrade vSAN Witness Host for VMware Cloud Foundation
[Conditional]
 If the vSphere cluster is a stretched vSAN cluster
Skip Hosts During vSphere clusters Update
[Conditional]
 If you need to skip hosts
Upgrade vSphere clusters with Custom ISOs
or
Upgrade vSphere clusters with VMware Cloud Foundation Stock ISO and Async Drivers
or
Upgrade vSphere clusters with vSphere Lifecycle Manager Baselines for VMware Cloud Foundation
or
Upgrade vSphere clusters with vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images for VMware Cloud Foundation
  • Choose an approach based on your requirements.
  • [Optional]
     If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade vSphere clusters across all VI workload domains now.
Post Upgrade Tasks
Task
Additional Information
Update Licenses for a Workload Domain
[Conditional]
 If upgrading from a VMware Cloud Foundation version prior to 5.0
Update licenses for:
  • vSAN 8.x
  • vSphere 8.x
Apply Configuration Updates
[Conditional]
 If there are configuration updates required
Upgrade vSphere Distributed Switch versions
  • [Optional]
     The upgrade lets the distributed switch take advantage of features that are available only in the later versions.
Upgrade vSAN on-disk format versions
  • The upgrade lets the vSAN Cluster take advantage of features that are available only in the later versions.
  • The upgrade may cause temporary resynchronization traffic and use additional space by moving data or rebuilding object components to a new data structure.
  • These updates can be performed at a time that is most convenient for your organization..

VI Workload Domain Upgrade

Upgrade Precheck
Task
Additional Information
Perform an upgrade precheck
Upgrade NSX Without Federation
Task
Applies When
Additional Information
Upgrade to NSX 4.2
When NSX is deployed in the workload domain and is not using NSX Federation.
  • Upgrade NSX to
    4.2
     using SDDC Manager.
  • [Conditonal] for VI Workload Domain upgrades
    , If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade NSX across all VI workload domains now.
Upgrade NSX With Federation
Task
Applies When
Additional Information
Upgrade NSX Global Managers to 4.2
When NSX is deployed in the workload domain with NSX Federation configured.
  • [Conditional]
     If NSX Federation is present
  • Upgrade NSX Global Managers to
    4.2
     using the Global Manager UI
  • Upgrade standby global manager, followed by active global manager
  • [Conditonal] for VI Workload Domain upgrades
    , If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade all NSX global managers in your estate now.
Upgrade to NSX 4.2
  • Upgrade NSX to
    4.2
     using SDDC Manager
  • [Optional]
     If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade NSX across all VI workload domains now.
  • NSX upgrades across VI workload domains can be completed in sequence or up to five in parallel.
Upgrade vCenter Server
Task
Additional Information
Upgrade vCenter Server for VMware Cloud Foundation
  • [Conditional]
     When upgrading from VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.x.
    Requires a temporary IP address in the management subnet
  • [Conditional]
     When upgrading to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1 using vCenter Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU).
    Requires a temporary IP address in the management subnet
  • [Conditonal] for VI Workload Domain upgrades
    , If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade vCenter Servers that share a SSO Domain across all VI workload domains now in a serial order. Isolated Workload Domains can be upgraded in parallel
Upgrade VI Workload Domain vSphere clusters
Task
Additional Information
Upgrade vSAN Witness Host for VMware Cloud Foundation
[Conditional]
 If the vSphere cluster is a stretched vSAN cluster
Skip Hosts During vSphere clusters Update
[Conditional]
 If you need to skip hosts
Upgrade vSphere clusters with Custom ISOs
or
Upgrade vSphere clusters with VMware Cloud Foundation Stock ISO and Async Drivers
or
Upgrade vSphere clusters with vSphere Lifecycle Manager Baselines for VMware Cloud Foundation
or
Upgrade ESXi with vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images for VMware Cloud Foundation
  • Choose an approach based on your requirements
  • [Optional]
     If you are upgrading by component rather than by workload domain, upgrade vSphere clusters across all VI workload domains now.
Post Upgrade Steps for NFS-Based VI Workload Domains
Post Upgrade Tasks
Task
Additional Information
Update Licenses for a Workload Domain
[Conditional]
 If upgrading from a VMware Cloud Foundation version prior to 5.0
Update licenses for:
  • vSAN 8.x
  • vSphere 8.x
Apply Configuration Updates
[Conditional]
 If there are configuration updates required
Upgrade vSphere Distributed Switch versions
  • [Optional]
     The upgrade lets the distributed switch take advantage of features that are available only in the later versions.
Upgrade vSAN on-disk format versions
  • The upgrade lets the vSAN Cluster take advantage of features that are available only in the later versions.
  • The upgrade may cause temporary resynchronization traffic and use additional space by moving data or rebuilding object components to a new data structure.
  • These updates can be performed at a time that is most convenient for your organization..

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