
Verify that the welcome banner shows the new build number (36402).
Wait for a few minutes and log back in to the controller. Type y at the prompt asking whether you want to continue.Īfter installation is complete, you are logged out of the SSH session.
Type the following command to complete the upgrade:. Copy the file to the first controller by typing the following in the terminal window:. See step 3 for information on retrieving controller IP addresses. Log in to the first controller using SSH by typing the following command in a terminal window:.
On the server where you copied the file in step 5a, set file permissions to ensure that the upgrade bundle file is readable and writeable:Ĭhmod 644 VMware-NSX-Controller-upgrade-bundle-6.0.5-36402.nub. Download the upgrade bundle file VMware-NSX-Controller-upgrade-bundle-6.0.5-36402.nub and save it to a Linux or ESXi server such that the file is accessible through an SSH server. Upgrade the controllers in your environment one at a time by following the steps below. If the upgrade process to NSX vSphere 6.0.5 is not successful (steps 5-7 below), call VMware Support for help. To download the snapshot, use the following REST API call.Ĭurl -u admin:default -H "Accept: application/octet-stream" -X GET -k NSXManagerIPAddress/api/2.0/vdn/controller/ controllerID/snapshot > controller_backup.snapshotĭo not restore the controller snapshot by yourself. The output of the GET call is an octet stream containing the controller snapshot. GET NSXManagerIPAddress/api/2.0/vdn/controller/ controllerID/snapshot Take a snapshot of each controller using the following REST API call. You will need these when you take a backup of the controllers and upgrade them. The NSX Controller Nodes table lists the controller IDs (Name column) and IP addresses (Node column) of each controller. Navigate to Networking & Security > Installation. Retrieve the controller IDs and IP addresses by logging to the vSphere Web Client. For instructions, see Upgrading NSX in the NSX Installation and Upgrade Guide. Upgrade NSX Manager to the 6.0.5 release. Back up your NSX Manager data and take a snapshot of NSX Manager. To upgrade to this release, follow the steps below. VMware Product Interoperability Matrix provides details about the compatibility of current and previous versions of VMware products and components, such as VMware vCenter Server. System Requirements and Installationįor information about system requirements and installation instructions, see the NSX vSphere 6.0.5 includes a fix for the OpenSSL known issues CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0198, CVE-2010-5298, and CVE-2014-3470 as well as other bug fixes documented in the Resolved Issues section.Ĭustomers using NSX vSphere version 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, or 6.0.4 must immediately upgrade to 6.0.5. The release notes cover the following topics: