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Command-Line Deployment and Upgrade of VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1
Templates for Upgrading a vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x
For upgrade of the vCenter Server Appliance from 5.5.x to 6.0 Update 1, the installer ISO file contains six JSON
templates that are located in the vcsa-cli-installer/template/upgrade/5.5 directory.
Table 7. Templates of JSON Files for Upgrade of the vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x
Template JSON File Description
embedded_vCSA_on_ESXi.json Contains the minimum configuration parameters required for upgrade of a
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x with an embedded vCenter Single Sign-On
server to a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1 with an embedded Platform
Services Controller on an ESXi host. See the content of the template in
Example 11.
embedded_vCSA_on_VC.json Contains the minimum configuration parameters required for upgrade of a
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x with an embedded vCenter Single Sign-On
server to a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1 with an embedded Platform
Services Controller on an ESXi host or DRS cluster that resides in the inventory
of a vCenter Server instance. See the content of the template in Example 12.
PSC_on_ESXi.json Contains the minimum configuration parameters for required upgrade of a
vCenter Single Sign-On appliance 5.5.x to a Platform Services Controller
appliance 6.0 Update 1 on an ESXi host. See the content of the template in
Example 13.
PSC_on_VC.json Contains the minimum configuration parameters required for upgrade of a
vCenter Single Sign-On appliance 5.5.x to a Platform Services Controller
appliance 6.0 Update 1 on an ESXi host or DRS cluster that resides in the
inventory of a vCenter Server instance. See the content of the template in
Example 14.
VC_on_ESXi.json Contains the minimum configuration parameters required for upgrade of a
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x with an external vCenter Single Sign-On server
to a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1 with an external Platform Services
Controller on an ESXi host. See the content of the template in Example 15.
IMPORTANT Before you upgrade the vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x with an
external vCenter Single Sign-On server, you must upgrade the external vCenter
Single Sign-On server and its replicating partners, if any exist in the domain, to
Platform Services Controller instances.
VC_on_VC.json Contains the minimum configuration parameters required for upgrade of a
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x with an external vCenter Single Sign-On server
to a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1 with an external Platform Services
Controller on an ESXi host or DRS cluster that resides in the inventory of a
vCenter Server instance. See the content of the template in Example 16.
IMPORTANT Before you upgrade the vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x with an
external vCenter Single Sign-On server, you must upgrade the external vCenter
Single Sign-On server and its replicating partners, if any exist in the domain, to
Platform Services Controller instances.