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Cisco Catalyst Center 3.1.x on ESXi Deployment Guide

Is a database backup required before performing an upgrade?
What user role is required to perform a system upgrade?
How are upgrades performed in air-gapped environments?

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Cisco Catalyst Center 3.1.x on ESXi Deployment Guide

Is a database backup required before performing an upgrade?
What user role is required to perform a system upgrade?
How are upgrades performed in air-gapped environments?

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Get Started with Catalyst Center on ESXi

Catalyst Center on ESXi
Deployment requirements
Catalyst Center on ESXi packages
Deployment prerequisites

Set up Catalyst Center on ESXi

Virtual appliance
Create a virtual machine
Configure an additional network adapter
Configure a Catalyst Center on ESXi virtual appliance
Complete the quick start workflow
Enable an air-gapped deployment

Postdeployment Changes

Postdeployment configurations
Enable VM restart priority
Configure VM reservation for recovery site
Recovery site VM resource pool reservations

Upgrade Catalyst Center on ESXi

Upgrade to Catalyst Center 3.1.6 on ESXi
Upgrade to Catalyst Center 3.1.6 on ESXi in an air-gapped deployment

Cisco Catalyst Center 3.1.x on ESXi Deployment Guide

Upgrade Catalyst Center on ESXi

Updated: July 2, 2026

Provides instructions for upgrading the Catalyst Center on ESXi virtual appliance for both standard and air-gapped network environments.

Upgrade to Catalyst Center 3.1.6 on ESXi

Describes the steps for upgrading the system software from the Software Management page.

Upgrade to Catalyst Center 3.1.6 on ESXi in an air-gapped deployment

Explains how to manually upgrade the Catalyst Center on ESXi virtual appliance in air-gapped environments.

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