Migrating vCenter Server for Windows to vCenter Server Appliance

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You can migrate a vCenter Server installation on Windows to a vCenter Server Appliance installation while upgrading to version 6.7.

Overview of Migration from vCenter Server on Windows to an Appliance
VMware provides supported paths for migrating from vCenter Server version 6.0 and version 6.5 installations on Windows to vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 installations.
System Requirements for Migrating vCenter Server Deployments to vCenter Server Appliance Deployments
Your source and target systems must meet specific software and hardware requirements before you can migrate a vCenter Server or Platform Services Controller deployment to a vCenter Server Appliance or Platform Services Controller appliance.
Pre-migration Checks
When you migrate vCenter Server or Platform Services Controller on Windows to an appliance, the installer performs a pre-check of the environment to ensure it meets requirements. For example, the pre-check verifies that enough space is available on the virtual machine or physical server where you are migrating, and that the external database, if any, can be successfully accessed.
Known Limitations
The current release has several known limitations.
Preparing for Migration
Before beginning to migrate any type of vCenter Server deployment to an appliance, you must complete the preparation tasks.
Prerequisites for Migrating vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller
To ensure the successful migration of the vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller, you must perform a set of required tasks and pre-checks prior to running the migration.
Required Information for Migrating vCenter Server from Windows to an Appliance
The vCenter Server migration wizard prompts you for the deployment and migration information when migrating a vCenter Server instance or a Platform Services Controller instance from Windows to an appliance. It is a best practice to keep a record of the values that you entered in case you must power off the appliance and restore the source installation.
GUI Migration of vCenter Server with an Embedded Platform Services Controller to an Appliance
You can use the GUI method to migrate a vCenter Server instance with an embedded Platform Services Controller to a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller appliance.
GUI Migration of vCenter Server with an External Platform Services Controller to an Appliance
You can use the GUI to migrate vCenter Server with Platform Services Controller to an appliance.
CLI Migration of a vCenter Server Installation from Windows to an Appliance
You can use the CLI installer to automatically migrate a vCenter Server Platform Services Controller from Windows to an appliance.

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