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Table Of Contents
- Deployment and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- vCenter Operations Manager Deployment and Configuration Guide
- Introducing vCenter Operations Manager
- vCenter Operations Manager Architecture
- vCenter Operations Manager and vCenter Server Connections
- Integrating vCenter Operations Manager and the vSphere Client
- vCenter Operations Manager Licensing
- Certificate Warnings
- How vCenter Operations Manager Uses Network Ports
- Deployment Planning Worksheet
- Finding More Information
- System Requirements
- Installing vCenter Operations Manager
- Configure Network Parameters for the vCenter Operations Manager vApp
- Deploy the vCenter Operations Manager vApp
- Set the ESX Host Time
- Define the vCenter Server System to Monitor
- Assign the vCenter Operations Manager License
- Configure the SMTP and SNMP Settings for vCenter Operations Manager
- Configure the Default Sender in Email Notifications
- Install a Custom SSL Certificate for vCenter Operations Manager
- Grant Access to vCenter Operations
- Verifying the vCenter Operations Manager Installation
- Installing a vCenter Operations Manager Adapter
- Updating vCenter Operations Manager
- Updating Virtual Appliance Software to the vCenter Operations Manager vApp
- Upgrade Paths for vCenter Operations Manager
- Upgrade Requirements
- License Considerations for the vCenter Operations Manager Upgrade
- Add a Hard Disk to a Virtual Machine
- Upgrade the Virtual Appliances to the vCenter Operations Manager vApp
- Transition from the Old Virtual Appliances to the New vCenter Operations Manager vApp
- Index
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Identify the exact name of the vCenter Server used during the initial vCenter Operations 1.x or Capacity
IQ 1.5.1 configuration and make sure that the same name is used during the upgrade.
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Identify the time zone setting used in the initial vCenter Operations 1.x or Capacity IQ 1.5.1 configuration.
After the upgrade, you can set the vCenter Operations Manager vApp time zone to be the same if you
want to keep the same scheduled times for generated reports.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Administration Portal with the default credentials of admin as the user name and admin as
the password.
The URL format is https://<IP>/admin where <IP> is the IP address or fully qualified host name of the
vApp.
2 Start the process of defining a vCenter Operations Manager to monitor for the first time to the point of
specifying registration and collection credentials.
When you specify the credentials, vCenter Operations Manager detects existing instances of
vCenter Operations Manager Standard and CapacityIQ.
3 Select the CapacityIQ or vCenter Operations Manager Standard plug-in to import data from and type the
root credentials.
If you do not import data from any of the virtual appliances, the registration process proceeds to detect
any linked vCenter Server systems and follows the registration workflow.
4 Confirm to start the upgrade process and migrate data from the source virtual appliances.
The upgrade process shuts down the old virtual appliances, copies the data, and brings the appliances
back up.
5 (Optional) To check the status and remaining time of the data migration, log in to the Administration
Portal and click the Update tab.
If the login page appears blank, press F5 to refresh the page.
The Update tab displays the status of the update.
What to do next
Monitor the old virtual appliances and new vCenter Operations Manager vApp before transitioning
completely to the new vApp.
Transition from the Old Virtual Appliances to the New
vCenter Operations Manager vApp
Monitor the new deployment of vCenter Operations Manager before removing the old CapacityIQ and
vCenter Operations Manager Standard virtual appliances.
To set aside some time to verify the new vCenter Operations Manager installation, continue to monitor the old
virtual appliances after the upgrade. The upgrade process shuts down and brings the old appliances back up.
Prerequisites
Upgrade CapacityIQ or vCenter Operations Manager Standard to the vCenter Operations Manager vApp.
Procedure
1 Monitor the new deployment of the vCenter Operations Manager vApp along with the old deployment
of CapacityIQ or vCenter Operations Manager Standard for one to two months.
2 When you feel comfortable with the new deployment, unregister the old virtual appliances in the
Administration Portal.
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