If you want to upgrade the additional vSphere Replication servers, you must use a downloadable ISO image. To ensure a successful upgrade, follow the sequence of instructions.
Prerequisites
- Download the
VMware-vSphere_Replication-9.0.x.x-build_number.iso
image from the vSphere Downloads page. Copy the ISO image file to a datastore that is accessible from the vCenter Server instance that you use with vSphere Replication.
- Verify that you are currently running vSphere Replication 8.7.x or later.
Procedure
- In the vSphere Client, right-click the vSphere Replication Additional Server virtual machine and select Edit Settings.
- (Required) On the Virtual Hardware tab, select Memory and increase the memory size to 12 GB.
- On the Virtual Hardware tab, select .
- Navigate to the ISO image in the datastore.
- For File Type, select ISO Image and click OK.
- Follow the prompts to add the CD/DVD drive to the vSphere Replication Additional Server virtual machine.
- In a Web browser, log in to the VRS Appliance Management Interface.
The URL for the
VRS Appliance Management Interface is https://
vrs_appliance_address:5480.
- Click the Update tab, and click Edit.
- Select Use CD-ROM and click OK.
The appliance version appears in the list of available updates.
- In the Available updates pane, click Install.
- Accept the End-User License Agreement and click Install.
After the update is complete, the appliance restarts.
- Login to the VRS Appliance Management Interface as admin and verify that the version is 9.0.0.