vCenter Server 6.5 and 6.7 deployments upgrade to 7.0.
The vCenter Server example upgrade paths demonstrate vCenter Server 6.5 or 6.7 upgrade outcomes.
The installer upgrades vCenter Server 6.5 and 6.7 with an embedded Platform Services Controller instance to vCenter Server 7.0.
Before upgrading a vCenter Server deployment with an external Platform Services Controller, you must first converge the external Platform Services Controller to an embedded Platform Services Controller and then perform the upgrade.