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11 Review the Summary page to verify that the seings are correct. Verify that you have made a backup of
the vCenter Server machine and the vCenter Server database and click Upgrade.
A progress indicator displays as the installer starts the upgrade process. When the process is complete,
the installer veries the upgrade.
12 Before clicking Finish, note the post-upgrade steps.
13 Click Finish to complete the upgrade.
Your vCenter Server for Windows upgrade is complete. For information on post-upgrade tasks, see
Chapter 6, “After Upgrading vCenter Server,” on page 113.
Upgrade vCenter Server 5.1 for Windows
You can upgrade your existing vCenter Server 5.1 deployment by using the vCenter Server for Windows
installer.
Your vCenter Server 5.1 conguration of services determines your post-upgrade deployment of components
and services.
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If your vCenter Single Sign-On 5.1 is located on the same virtual machine or physical server as your
vCenter Server, the installer upgrades your conguration to vCenter Server with an embedded
Platform Services Controller deployment.
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If your vCenter Single Sign-On 5.1 is located on a dierent virtual machine or physical server than your
vCenter Server, the installer upgrades your conguration to vCenter Server with an external
Platform Services Controller deployment.
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vCenter Server 5.1 ports that are in use by vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On are preserved.
You cannot change ports during the upgrade. For information on required ports, see “Required Ports
for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller,” on page 39.
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vCenter Server services are no longer deployed separately from vCenter Server. Separately deployed 5.1
services are upgraded and migrated to the vCenter Server virtual machine or physical server during the
upgrade process. For details on service migration, see “Migration of Distributed vCenter Server for
Windows Services During Upgrade to vCenter Server 6.0,” on page 75 and “vCenter Server Example
Upgrade Paths,” on page 28.
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The installer automatically migrates the database from Microsoft SQL Server Express to the PostgreSQL
database that is included in vCenter Server. For information about migrating from Microsoft SQL
Server Express to Microsoft SQL Server before upgrading to VC 6.0, see the VMware knowledge base
article at hp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1028601 and the Microsoft documentation. To upgrade without
migrating to the PostgreSQL database, see the VMware knowledge base article
hp://kb.vmware.com/kb/2109321.
N If you are using an external vCenter Single Sign-On instance, you must upgrade it to
Platform Services Controller 6.0 before upgrading your vCenter Server 5.5 instances to 6.0. See “Upgrade
vCenter Single Sign-On 5.1 for External Deployment,” on page 78.
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For information on deployment options, see “vCenter Server Deployment Models,” on page 16 and
“About the vCenter Server 6.0 for Windows Upgrade Process,” on page 73.
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For information on vCenter Server behavior in mixed version environments, see “Mixed-Version
Transitional Environments During vCenter Server Upgrades,” on page 20.
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For information about upgrading vCenter Single Sign-On 5.1, see “Upgrade vCenter Single Sign-On 5.1
for External Deployment,” on page 78.
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For information on post-upgrade steps, see Chapter 6, “After Upgrading vCenter Server,” on page 113.
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