Water-utility ESXi hosts are below the NSX-T 3.0 support matrix, and transport-node installation is about to start on the SCADA compute cluster. What should the administrator do first?
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Short Explanation
Think of the compatibility matrix as the weight limit on a bridge—drive the wrong truck and the install collapses. Get ESXi and vCenter onto supported NSX-T 3.0 versions before you push transport-node bits. Forcing VIBs onto old hosts is how you get a half-built security fabric.
Full Explanation
NSX-T 3.0 transport-node installation requires ESXi and vCenter versions listed in the product compatibility matrix. Validating or upgrading hosts is a workflow prerequisite, not an optional cleanup. Forcing unsupported VIBs produces failed or unsupported transport nodes. Carbon Black Cloud sensor sizing does not replace host compatibility, and abandoning NSX-T for a standard switch removes the Distributed Firewall path the security exam is installing.