After completing the update of the Platform Services Controller appliances in Region A, you update the vCenter Server instance for the management cluster in Region A.

Role

Virtual Machine Name

Fully Qualified Domain Name

vCenter Server for the management cluster

sfo01m01vc01

sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have a current backup of the Management vCenter Server appliance in Region A.

  • Mount the update VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.7.0.x-build_number-patch-FP.iso file to the virtual appliance.

Procedure

  1. Mount the VMware vCenter Server Appliance Patch ISO to the Management vCenter Server virtual machine.
    1. In a Web browser, log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client.
      Setting Value
      URL https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local/ui
      User name administrator@vsphere.local
      Password vsphere_admin_password
    2. In the VMs and templates inventory, expand the sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local tree and expand the sfo01-m01dc data center.
    3. Expand the sfo01-m01fd-mgmt folder.
    4. Click the sfo01m01vc01 virtual machine and click Launch Remote Console.
    5. In the Launch Remote Console dialog box, select Yes.
    6. In the VMware Remote Console, click VMRC and select Removable Devices > CD/DVD drive 1 > Connect to Disk Image File (iso)....
    7. In the Choose Image dialog box, navigate to the location of your downloaded VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.7.0.x-build_number-patch-FP.iso file and click Open.
  2. In a Web browser, log in to vCenter Server by using the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI).
    Setting Value
    URL https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local:5480
    User name root
    Password vcenter_server_root_password
  3. Update the appliance.
    1. In the navigation pane, click Update.
    2. Click Check Updates and select Check CDROM.
    3. Click Stage and install.
    4. On the End user license agreement page, select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.
    5. On the Backup vCenter Server page, select I have backed up vCenter Server and its associated databases, and click Finish.
    6. When the update completes, in the Installation succeeded dialog box, click Close.
      The vCenter Server appliance reboots.
    7. In a Web browser, log in to vCenter Server by using the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI).
      Setting Value
      URL https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local:5480
      User name root
      Password vcenter_server_root_password
    8. In the navigation pane, click Update and verify the updated version number.
  4. Disconnect the attached update .iso from the Management vCenter Server appliance.