Deep Security 12 FR has reached end of support. Use the version selector (above) to see more recent versions of the Help Center.

Before upgrading the appliance

Before you upgrade the Deep Security Virtual Appliance, complete the tasks below.

Review system requirements and supported NSX versions

Review this table to see which NSX licenses and versions are supported.
Review these system requirements.

Upgrade from NSX-T 2.5.x to NSX-T 3.x

Support for NSX-T 2.5.x is ending soon, so you must upgrade to NSX-T 3.x as soon as possible.

NSX-T 3.x's networking functionality is supported by Deep Security, which means you'll have access to more Deep Security features than you did with NSX-T 2.5.x. See this table for details.

To upgrade NSX-T, proceed in this order:

Upgrade NSX-T 2.5.x to 3.x. See your VMware documentation for details.
Upgrade Deep Security Manager to 12 FR 2020-06-17 or later. See Upgrade Deep Security Manager for details.
Remove vCenter and re-add it to register the updated services.
Deploy Deep Security Virtual Appliance 12 FR 2020-06-17 or later into NSX-T 3.x. See Deploy the appliance (NSX-T 3.x) for details.

After completing these tasks, you have upgraded your system.

Next steps

You are now ready to upgrade the appliance. Go to Upgrade the appliance.