6.0.2

Procedure
1 Use the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client to connect to a vCenter Server system with which
Update Manager is registered.
2 Select the type of object for which you want to view compliance information.
Client Steps
vSphere Web Client 1 Depending on the compliance information you want to see, perform the
following steps:
a To view host compliance information, select Home > Hosts and Clusters,
and select a host, a cluster, a datacenter or a vCenter Server instance.
b To view virtual machine compliance information, select Home > VMs and
Templates, and select a virtual machine, a folder or a virtual appliance.
2 Select Manage tab, and then select Update Manager tab.
vSphere Client 1 Depending on the compliance information you want to see, perform the
following steps:
a To view host compliance information, select Home > Inventory > Hosts and
Clusters, and select a host, a cluster, a datacenter or a vCenter Server
instance.
b To view virtual machine compliance information, select Home > Inventory >
VMs and Templates, and select a virtual machine, a folder or a virtual
appliance.
2 Select the Update Manager tab.
3 Select one of the aached baselines to view compliance information for the object against that baseline.
Remediate Hosts Against an Upgrade Baseline
You can remediate ESXi hosts against a single aached upgrade baseline at a time. You can upgrade all hosts
in your vSphere inventory by using a single upgrade baseline containing an ESXi 6.0 image.
N Alternatively, you can upgrade hosts by using a baseline group. See “Remediate Hosts Against
Baseline Groups,” on page 168.
Update Manager 6.0 supports upgrade from ESXi 5.x to ESXi 6.0. Host upgrades to ESXi 5.0, ESXi 5.1 or
ESXi 5.5 are not supported.
To upgrade hosts, use the ESXi installer image distributed by VMware with the name format VMware-
VMvisor-Installer-6.0.0-build_number.x86_64.iso or a custom image created by using vSphere ESXi
Image Builder.
Any third-party software modules on a ESXi 5.x host will remain intact after upgrade to ESXi 6.0.
N In case of an unsuccessful upgrade from ESXi 5.x to ESXi 6.0, you cannot roll back to your previous
ESXi 5.x instance.
Prerequisites
To remediate a host against an upgrade baseline, aach the baseline to the host.
Review any scan messages in the Upgrade Details window for potential problems with hardware, third-
party software, and conguration issues that might prevent a successful upgrade to ESXi 6.0.
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