You can upgrade your vCenter Server 6.0 instance to version 6.5 by using the vCenter Server for Windows installer.
The upgrade process preserves your vCenter Server 6.0 configuration.
- If your Platform Services Controller is embedded, the installer upgrades it as part of the vCenter Server upgrade.
- vCenter Server 6.0 ports that are in use by vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller are preserved. You cannot change ports during the upgrade. For information on required ports, see Required Ports for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller.
- The installer automatically migrates the database from Microsoft SQL Server Express to the PostgreSQL database that is included in vCenter Server. For information about migrating from Microsoft SQL Server Express to Microsoft SQL Server before upgrading to vCenter Server 6.5, see the VMware knowledge base article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1028601 and the Microsoft documentation. To upgrade without migrating to the PostgreSQL database, see the VMware knowledge base article http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2109321.
Note: If you are using any external
Platform Services Controller instances, you must upgrade them to
Platform Services Controller
6.5 instances before upgrading your
vCenter Server 6.0 instances to
6.5.
- For information on the vCenter Server upgrade process, see About the vCenter Server for Windows Upgrade Process.
- For information on vCenter Server behavior in mixed version environments, see Upgrade or Migration Order and Mixed-Version Transitional Behavior for Multiple vCenter Server Instance Deployments.
- For information about upgrading Platform Services Controller 6.0, see Upgrade vCenter Platform Services Controller 6.0 on Windows.
- For information on post-upgrade steps, see After Upgrading or Migrating vCenter Server.
Prerequisites
- Verify that your configuration meets the upgrade requirements. See vCenter Server for Windows Requirements.
- Complete the preparation to upgrade tasks. See Before Upgrading vCenter Server
- Verify that you have made a backup of your vCenter Server configuration and database.
- To verify that the VMware Directory Service is in a stable state and can stop, manually restart it. The VMware Directory service must stopped for the vCenter Server upgrade software to uninstall vCenter Single Sign-On during the upgrade process.
- Download the vCenter Server Installer. See Download the vCenter Server Installer for Windows.
Procedure
Results
Your vCenter Server upgrade is complete. For information on post-upgrade tasks, see After Upgrading or Migrating vCenter Server.