Introduction
In this blog we will show how to upgrade VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer.
Preparation
Before we can proceed to the upgrade we first need to prepare everything.
First we need to download the software from the VMware website. After downloading we can upload the software on VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer.
Upload the Software
1. Login to the VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer UI.
2. Access the NSX Advanced Load Balancer interface and go to Administration > Controller > Software. Select “Upload From Computer” to transfer the NSX Advanced Load Balancer software to the Controller.
3. After selecting the file, the software image upload begins. The progress of the upload is shown on the UI.
4. Once the image upload is finished, the software package will be available under the “Software” tab.
Upgrade the NSX Advanced Load Balancer System
1. Login to the VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer UI.
2. Go to Administration > Controller > System Update, choose the image uploaded in the previous step, and click “UPGRADE” to initiate the upgrade process.
3. Check the “Upgrade All Service Engine Groups” box to update the SE groups along with the Controller upgrade. Click “Continue” to proceed with the software upgrades for the Controller and SE groups.
4. The next screen will appear for final checks before proceeding with the upgrade.
5. When prompted, confirm that a configuration backup has been completed.
6. The update process progress can be viewed on the UI in the “In Progress” section.
7. After the upgrade process is finished, the latest software version will be listed under Administration > Controller > System Update. The current tag will be shown next to the updated software version.
8. After the Controller upgrade is successful, the Service Engine group upgrade will begin, as it was selected in step 2. The following screenshot displays the message regarding the SE group update status.
9. After the SE group update is successful, the upgrade status changes to “successful,” as illustrated below.
Whenever an SE group is upgraded with the “Action to take on SEG update failure” on “Suspend” and an issue is encountered, the upgrade process for that SE group is suspended. After the issue is resolved through manual intervention, use the following command to resume the upgrade:
resume segroup se_group_refs <se-group-name>
Replace <se-group-name> with your Service Engine Group that is suspended.
