Converging a vCenter Server Appliance with an External Platform Services Controller to a vCenter Server Appliance with an Embedded Platform Services Controller

Convergence is the process of reconfiguring or converting a vCenter Server Appliance with an external Platform Services Controller to a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller.

Convergence Internal Workflow illustrates the process of converging a single standalone vCenter Server Appliance with an external Platform Services Controller to a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller.

Figure 1. Convergence Internal Workflow

Table 1. Legend for Single Convergence

Stage	Description
Stage 0	Stage 0 represents the original vCenter Server A with external Platform Services Controller A node.
Stage 1	In Stage 1, the converge process performs the following tasks: Deploys the new embedded Platform Services Controller B on the vCenter Server A and sets it up so that all the data in the original Platform Services Controller A is replicated in the new embedded Platform Services Controller B. Configures the new embedded Platform Services Controller B so that it works on the vCenter Server A node. Repoints vCenter Server A to the new embedded Platform Services Controller B.
Stage 2	Stage 2 shows the new node which contains vCenter Server A with embedded Platform Services Controller B. The original Platform Services Controller A can be decommissioned.