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Upgrading the Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX to Version 5.0.0

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Upgrading the Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX to Version 5.0.0

Upgrade to Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX 5.0.0

Complete the following procedure to upgrade your VM-Series for VMware NSX deployment to Panorama 10.2.x and Panorama plugin for VMware NSX 5.0.0.

If you have a Panorama HA configuration, repeat this installation process on each Panorama peer. When installing the plugin on Panorama HA peers, install the plugin on the passive peer before the active peer. After installing the plugin on the passive peer, it will transition to a non-functional state. Installing the plugin on the active peer returns the passive peer to a functional state.

If you have a standalone Panorama or two Panorama appliances installed in an HA pair with multiple plugins installed, plugins might not receive updated IP-tag information if one or more of the plugins is not configured. This occurs because Panorama will not forward IP-tag information to unconfigured plugins. Additionally, this issue can occur if one or more of the Panorama plugins is not in the Registered or Success state (positive state differs on each plugin). Ensure that your plugins are in the positive state before continuing or executing the commands described below.

If you encounter this issue, there are two workarounds:

Uninstall the unconfigured plugin or plugins. It is recommended that you do not install a plugin that you do not plan to configure right away
You can use the following commands to work around this issue. Execute the following command for each unconfigured plugin on each Panorama instance to prevent Panorama from waiting to send updates. If you do not, your firewalls may lose some IP-tag information.
request plugins dau plugin-name <plugin-name> unblock-device-push yes
You can cancel this command by executing:
request plugins dau plugin-name <plugin-name> unblock-device-push no

The commands described are not persistent across reboots and must be used again for any subsequent reboots. For Panorama in HA pair, the commands must be executed on each Panorama.

If you are currently using VMware NSX plugin 3.x.x, you must install plugin version 4.0.x before continuing. Upgrade from version 3.x.x to 5.0.0 directly is not supported.
1. Select PanoramaPlugins.
2. Select Check Now to retrieve a list of available updates.
3. Select Download in the Action column to download the plugin.
4. Select the version of the plugin and click Install in the Action column to upgrade the plugin. Panorama will alert you when the upgrade is complete.
Download VMware NSX plugin 5.0.0.
After downloading 5.0.0, do not install the plugin. When you upgrade Panorama to 10.2.2, the plugin is installed automatically.
1. Select PanoramaPlugins.
2. Select Check Now to retrieve a list of available updates.
3. Select Download in the Action column to download the plugin.
Download Panorama 10.2.0.
After downloading Panorama 10.2.0, do not install this version.
Upgrade Panorama to 10.2.2 or later. During the Panorama installation, the Panorama plugin for VMware NSX 5.0.0 is automatically installed.

Downgrade from Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX 5.0.0

To downgrade from Panorama plugin for VMware NSX 5.0.0 to an earlier version of the plugin, you must also downgrade Panorama to a previous version.

Download Panorama plugin for VMware NSX 4.0.x.
1. Select PanoramaPlugins.
2. Select Check Now to retrieve a list of available updates.
3. Select Download in the Action column to download the plugin. Do not install the plugin.
Downgrade from Panorama 10.2. When downgrading Panorama to 10.1.x, the Panorama plugin for VMware NSX 4.0.x is automatically installed.

Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX 5.0.0

Known Issues in Panorama Plugin for VMware NSX 5.0.0