VMware releases the vCenter Server appliance ISO image, which contains GUI and CLI installers for the vCenter Server appliance.
- Deploy the vCenter Server appliance.
- Upgrade the vCenter Server appliance.
- Converge older versions of vCenter Server with an external Platform Services Controller to the current version of vCenter Server.
- Restore a vCenter Server appliance from a file-based backup.
Prerequisites
- Create a Customer Connect account at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/.
- Verify that your client machine meets the system requirements for the vCenter Server installer. See System Requirements for the vCenter Server Installer.
Procedure
What to do next
Open the readme.txt file and review the information about the other files and directories in the vCenter Server appliance ISO image.