NSX Intelligence Upgrade

Procedure

1. Log in into NSXIntelligence appliance
```
ssh [email protected]
```

Issue following command to copy the upgrade bundle file into NSX Intelligence appliance

nsxi> copy url http://192.168.110.11/VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914.nub
nsxi> verify upgrade-bundle VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914
  <CR>      Execute command

Verify the upgrade bundle

nsxi> verify upgrade-bundle VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914
Checking upgrade bundle /var/vmware/nsx/file-store/VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914.nub contents
Verifying bundle VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914.bundle with signature VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914.bundle.sig
Moving bundle to /image/VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914.bundle
Extracting bundle payload
Successfully verified upgrade bundle
Bundle manifest:
  appliance_type: 'nsx-intelligence-appliance'
  version: '1.1.0.0.0.15918914'
  os_image_path: 'files/nsx-root.squashfs'
  os_image_md5_path: 'files/nsx-root.squashfs.md5'
Current upgrade info:
{
  "body": {
    "meta": {
      "from_version": "1.0.1.0.0.15188324",
      "new_data_dev": "/dev/mapper/nsx-data__bak",
      "old_config_dev": "/dev/mapper/nsx-config",
      "to_version": "1.1.0.0.0.15918914",
      "new_os_dev": "/dev/sda3",
      "bundle_path": "/image/VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914",
      "old_data_dev": "/dev/mapper/nsx-data",
      "old_os_dev": "/dev/sda2",
      "new_config_dev": "/dev/mapper/nsx-config__bak"
    },
    "history": []
  },
  "state_text": "CMD_SUCCESS",
  "info": "",
  "state": 1
}

Upgrade NSX Intelligence appliance using NSX Intelligence playbook

nsxi> start upgrade-bundle VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914 playbook VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914-playbook
`****************************************************************************
Node Upgrade is in progress. Please do not make any changes, until
the upgrade operation is complete.
`****************************************************************************

2020-04-08 04:29:41,312 - Validating playbook /var/vmware/nsx/file-store/VMware-NSX-Intelligence-appliance-1.1.0.0.0.15918914-playbook.yml
2020-04-08 04:29:42,734 - Running "shutdown_intelligence_svc" (step 1 of 10)
2020-04-08 04:30:08,435 - Running "install_os" (step 2 of 10)
2020-04-08 04:30:09,598 - Formatting /dev/sda3
2020-04-08 05:00:54,920 - Formatting new config partition /config_bak
2020-04-08 05:00:58,100 - Copying config contents
2020-04-08 05:00:58,356 - Copied config contents
2020-04-08 05:00:59,434 - Formatting new data partition /data_bak
2020-04-08 05:01:32,971 - Copying data contents
2020-04-08 05:01:33,041 - Copying data partition contents 72.015625 MB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 05:01:48,181 - Copying data partition contents 82.71875 MB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 05:02:03,552 - Copying data partition contents 89.0234375 MB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 05:02:18,630 - Copying data partition contents 134.921875 MB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 05:02:36,730 - Copying data partition contents 137.34375 MB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 05:02:53,160 - Copying data partition contents 184.1796875 MB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 05:03:08,242 - Copying data partition contents 231.09375 MB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 05:03:23,327 - Copying data partition contents 233.5859375 MB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 05:03:46,227 - Copying data partition contents 281.2109375 MB/18.971275329589844 GB done
..... <Output ommited>
2020-04-08 07:21:09,351 - Copying data partition contents 18.73681640625 GB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 07:21:24,526 - Copying data partition contents 18.781021118164062 GB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 07:21:39,651 - Copying data partition contents 18.82979965209961 GB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 07:21:54,921 - Copying data partition contents 18.849056243896484 GB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 07:22:10,431 - Copying data partition contents 18.887619018554688 GB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 07:22:25,804 - Copying data partition contents 18.938007354736328 GB/18.971275329589844 GB done
2020-04-08 07:22:36,770 - Copied data contents
2020-04-08 07:23:06,093 - Migrate common files
2020-04-08 07:23:33,449 - Install_os complete
2020-04-08 07:23:33,764 - Running "retain_intelligence_config" (step 3 of 10)
2020-04-08 07:23:39,202 - Running "switch_os" (step 4 of 10)
2020-04-08 07:24:08,485 -

System will now reboot (step 5 of 10)
{
  "info": "",
  "state_text": "CMD_SUCCESS",
  "state": 1,
  "body": null
}
nsxi>
Broadcast message from root@nsxi (Wed 2020-04-08 07:24:13 UTC):

The system is going down for reboot at Wed 2020-04-08 07:25:13 UTC!

Sources

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Intelligence/1.1/installation/GUID-E6A6E66A-21F9-4962-857C-F9E4322C056F.html