Upgrade Platform Services Controllers

This section describes upgrading PSCs. To upgrade a PSC, follow this procedure.

The PSC upgrade from version 6.0 to 6.5 is a two-stage process:

• Stage 1: Deploy the OVA file of the new PSC appliance. In this first stage of the upgrade process, deploy the OVA file of the new PSC appliance 6.5 version.

• Stage 2: Transfer data and set up the newly deployed PSC appliance. When the OVA deployment is complete, transfer data from the old appliance and start the services of the newly deployed PSC appliance 6.5 version.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you backed up all data on the source appliance before starting the upgrade.

• Refer to the Prerequisites for Upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance or Platform Services Controller Appliance.

• Upgrade PSCs sequentially.

• Migration Assistant should be running inside Windows-based PSC. See Download and Run VMware Migration Assistant on the Source Windows Machine.

Procedure

1. Upgrade the PSC Appliance from version 6.0 to 6.5. For more information, see Upgrade a Platform Services Controller Appliance 6.0 by Using the GUI.
   1. Download the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5 ISO Appliance build from my.vmware.com.
   2. Mount the ISO and navigate to the vcsa-ui-installer directory. Start the installer by double-clicking the Installer file.
   3. Click Upgrade on the 6.5 Installer page.
2. Migrate Windows-based PSC 6.0 to Appliance-based PSC 6.5 version. For more information, see GUI Migration of vCenter Server with an External vCenter Single Sign-On or Platform Services Controller to an Appliance.
   1. Download the VMware VCSA 6.5 ISO Appliance from my.vmware.com.
   2. Mount the ISO and navigate to the vcsa-ui-installer directory. Start the installer by double-clicking the Installer file.
   3. Click Migrate on the 6.5 Installer page.