The vCenter Server upgrade wizard prompts you for the upgrade information. It is a best practice to keep a record of the values that you entered in case you must reinstall the product.
You can use this worksheet to record information that you might need when upgrading vCenter Server for Windows in the future.
You will see the default values in the table below only if you left the default values when you installed the source vCenter Server instance.
Required Information | Default Value | Your Entry | |
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vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user name | [email protected]
Important: The user must be administrator@
your_domain_name.
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You cannot change the default user name during upgrade. | |
vCenter Single Sign-On administrator password | |||
Enable or disable Use the same credentials for vCenter Server | Enabled by default | ||
vCenter Server user name | [email protected]
Important: The user must be administrator@
your_domain_name.
|
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vCenter Server password | |||
Syslog Service Port | 514 | ||
Syslog Service TLS Port | 1514 | ||
Auto Deploy Management Port | 6502 | ||
Auto Deploy Service Port | 6501 | ||
ESXi Dump Collector Port | 6500 | ||
Destination Directory The folder paths cannot contain non-ASCII characters, commas (,), periods (.), exclamation points (!), pound signs (#), at signs (@), or percentage signs (%). |
Directory to install vCenter Server | C:\Program Files\VMware | |
Directory to store data for vCenter Server | C:\ProgramData\VMware | ||
Directory to which to export your 5.x data | C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware\vCenterServer\export | ||
Join or do not participate in the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). For information about the CEIP, see the Configuring Customer Experience Improvement Program section in vCenter Server and Host Management. |
Join the CEIP |