After you complete the upgrade of the management components in Region A and Region B, and validate their stability, remove the obsolete versions of the virtual appliances.

Region

Folder

Virtual Machine to Delete

Region A

sfo01-m01fd-mgmt

sfo01m01vc01_old
sfo01m01psc01_old
sfo01w01psc01_old

Region B

lax01-m01fd-mgmt lax01m01vc01_old
lax01m01psc01_old
lax01w01psc01_old

Procedure

  1. Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Web Client.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local/vsphere-client/.
    2. Log in by using the following credentials.
      Setting Value
      User name administrator@vsphere.local
      Password vsphere_admin_password
  2. From the Home menu of the vSphere Web Client, select VMs and Templates.
  3. Expand the sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local tree, double-click the sfo01-m01fd-mgmt data center, and expand the sfo01-m01fd-mgmt folder.
  4. Right-click the sfo01m01vc01_old virtual machine and select Delete from Disk.
  5. In the Confirmation dialog box, click Yes
  6. Repeat the procedure for the remaining obsolete virtual machines in Region A and Region B.