Upgrade vCenter Server 6.0 or 6.5 on Windows

You can upgrade your vCenter Server 6.0 or 6.5 instance to version 6.7 by using the vCenter Server for Windows installer.

The upgrade process preserves your vCenter Server 6.0 or 6.5 configuration.

• If your Platform Services Controller is embedded, the installer upgrades it as part of the vCenter Server upgrade.
• vCenter Server 6.0 or 6.5 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.

• vCenter Server appliance 6.5 and 6.7 support only the embedded PostgreSQL database. If you are migrating from avCenter Server 6.0 deployment using an external Oracle database, the upgrade installer automatically migrates the database from the Oracle database to the embedded PostgreSQL database included with vCenter Server.

Note: If you are using any external Platform Services Controller instances, you must upgrade them to Platform Services Controller 6.7 instances before upgrading your vCenter Server 6.0 or 6.5 instances to 6.7.

• 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 or 6.5 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 be 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

1. Download the vCenter Server for Windows ISO file. Extract the ISO file locally, or mount the ISO file as a drive.
2. In the software installer, double-click the autorun.exe file to start the installer.
3. Select vCenter Server for Windows and click Install.
   The installer runs checks in the background to discover your existing vCenter Single Sign-On settings and notify you of any problems that can affect your upgrade process.
   The vCenter Server installer opens to the Welcome page.
4. Review the Welcome page and accept the license agreement.
5. Enter your credentials.
   • Enter your vCenter Server administrator credentials.
   • If vCenter Single Sign-On is present, enter the [email protected] user credential and the vCenter Single Sign-On credential. The user must be administrator@your_domain_name.
   • Click Next.
   The installer runs checks in the background to detect any issues that can cause the upgrade to fail. You might receive a warning if the old certificates do not meet current VMware security standards.
6. Configure the ports and click Next.
   The ports in use by vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller are preserved during upgrade.
7. Configure install, data, and export data directories and click Next.
   The installer runs disk space and permission checks for the selected directories, and displays an error message if the selected directories do not meet the requirements.
8. Review the Summary page to verify that the settings are correct. Select the checkbox to verify that you have made a backup of the vCenter Server machine and the vCenter Server database and click Upgrade.
   The installer starts the upgrade process and displays a progress indicator.
9. Before clicking Finish, take note of the post upgrade steps.
10. Click Finish to complete the upgrade.

Results

Your vCenter Server upgrade is complete. For information on post-upgrade tasks, see After Upgrading or Migrating vCenter Server.