Will Nexus 1000v 4.2.1.SV1.4a run on vCenter 5.1?

[jconides]

I've got a vSphere 4.1 environemtn with Nexus that I'm upgrading to 5.1. Can I upgrade vCenter first, then the 1000v, then the hosts?

Thanks,

John

[admin]

Hi John

Yes, you can upgrade VC first, but when it comes to upgrading hosts that are on the DVS, you're better off creating a custom ISO image with the new VEM using PowerCLI and then rolling out upgrades with Update Manager.

Otherwise, you'd need to remove each host from the DVS, upgrade, then re-add. This is not ideal.

I wrote a KB for this, but I'm still working on getting it published.

Send me an email (bperove@vmware.com) and I'll forward you the exact steps to create the ISO.

Benjamin

[jconides]

Thanks, the official VMware response I got was that we would need to upgrade the 1000v first, so that's what we did.

-John