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Command-Line Deployment and Upgrade of VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1
Configuration Parameters for Deployments to Upgrade
Table 9 lists the configuration parameters that you use to provide input data for the existing vCenter Server Appliance
in the upgrade templates.
replication-partner-hostname - The host name, FQDN or IP address, of the Platform Services
Controller replication partner.
Required only if you are deploying a replicating Platform Services
Controller, that is, if the value of the first-instance parameter
is false.
site-name - Required. The vCenter Single Sign-On site name.
You cannot change the vCenter Single Sign-On site name after
deploying or upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance
.
Table 9. List of the Configuration Parameters in the source.vc Section
Parameter Default Description
esx subsection
hostname - The host name or IP address of the ESXi host which runs the
vCenter Server Appliance that you want to upgrade.
username - A user name with administrative privileges for the ESXi host
which runs the vCenter Server Appliance that you want to
upgrade.
password - The password of the ESXi host user with administrative
privileges.
vc.vcsa subsection
hostname - The host name or IP address of the vCenter Server Appliance that
you want to upgrade.
username administrator@
your_domain_name
A vCenter Single Sign-On user name with administrative
privileges for the vCenter Server Appliance that you want to
upgrade.
password - The password of the vCenter Single Sign-On user with
administrative privileges for the vCenter Server Appliance that
you want to upgrade.
root.password - The password of the operating system root user of the vCenter
Server Appliance that you want to upgrade.
Table 8. List of the Configuration Parameters in the target.vcsa Section
Parameter Default Description