NSX Bytes: NSX-v 6.2.4 Released ...Important Upgrade!

NSX-v 6.2.4 was released the week before VMworld US so might have gotten somewhat lost in the VMworld noise…For those that where fortunate enough to not upgrade to or deploy a greenfield 6.2.3 site you can now safely do so without the nasty bugs that existed in the 6.2.3 build. In a nutshell this new build delivers all the (http://anthonyspiteri.net/released-nsx-v-6-2-3-packed-full-new-features/) without the (https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2146227&mid=3541&eid=CVMW2000000814272) or Edge Gateway bugs that forced the build being pulled from distribution a few weeks back. In terms of how and when to upgrade from previous versions the following table gives a great overview of the pathways required to get to 6.2.4. The take away from the table above is that if possible you need to get onto NSX-v 6.2.4 as soon as possible and with good reason:

• VMware NSX 6.2.4 provides critical bug fixes identified in NSX 6.2.3, and 6.2.4 delivers a security patch for CVE-2016-2079 which is a critical input validation vulnerability for sites that uses NSX SSL VPN.
• For customers who use SSL VPN, VMware strongly recommends a review of CVE-2016-2079 and an upgrade to NSX 6.2.4.
• For customers who have installed NSX 6.2.3 or 6.2.3a, VMware recommends installing NSX 6.2.4 to address critical bug fixes.

Prior to this release if you had upgraded to NSX-v 6.1.7 you where stuck and not able to upgrade to 6.2.3. The Upgrade matrix is now reporting that you can upgrade 6.1.7 to 6.2.4 as shown below. I was able to validate this in my lab going from 6.1.7 to 6.2.4 without any issues. NSX-v 6.1.4 is also fully supported by vCloud Director SP 8.0.1 and 8.10 References: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/nsx/6.2.4/releasenotes_nsx_vsphere_624.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/22/please_dont_upgrade_nsx_just_now_says_vmware/