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3V0-25.25 · Question #41
During a planned VCF upgrade, ESXi hosts are upgraded while NSX Manager and Edge nodes remain unchanged. Immediately after the ESXi upgrade, workloads lose east-west connectivity. Which action…
The correct answer is C. Upgrade NSX VIBs on ESXi hosts. In NSX-backed VCF upgrades, NSX VIB compatibility with ESXi is critical. Upgrading ESXi without first ensuring compatible NSX kernel modules (VIBs) will break overlay and DFW functionality. This is a VCF lifecycle sequencing question-very exam-real.
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Question
During a planned VCF upgrade, ESXi hosts are upgraded while NSX Manager and Edge nodes remain unchanged. Immediately after the ESXi upgrade, workloads lose east-west connectivity. Which action should have been performed FIRST to avoid this issue?
Options
- AUpgrade NSX Edge nodes
- BPut hosts into maintenance mode with full data migration
- CUpgrade NSX VIBs on ESXi hosts
- DDisable Distributed Firewall
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A5% (1)
- B10% (2)
- C71% (15)
- D14% (3)
Explanation
In NSX-backed VCF upgrades, NSX VIB compatibility with ESXi is critical. Upgrading ESXi without first ensuring compatible NSX kernel modules (VIBs) will break overlay and DFW functionality. This is a VCF lifecycle sequencing question-very exam-real.
Topics
#VCF upgrade#NSX VIBs#ESXi upgrade#east-west connectivity
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