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Verify that you have made a backup of your vCenter Server conguration and database.
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To verify that the VMware Directory Service is in a stable state and can stop, manually restart it. The
VMware Directory service must stopped for the vCenter Server upgrade software to uninstall
vCenter Single Sign-On during the upgrade process.
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Download the vCenter Server Installer. See “Download the vCenter Server for Windows Installer,” on
page 77.
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If your vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5 is located on a dierent virtual machine or physical server than your
vCenter Server, make sure you upgrade vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5 before you start the upgrade of
vCenter Server 5.5. See “Upgrade vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5 for External Deployment,” on page 81
Procedure
1 Download the vCenter Server for Windows ISO le. Extract the ISO le locally, or mount the ISO le as
a drive.
2 In the software installer, double-click the autorun.exe le to start the installer.
3 Select vCenter Server for Windows and click Install.
The installer runs checks in the background to discover your existing vCenter Single Sign-On seings
and notify you of any problems that can aect your upgrade process.
The vCenter Server installer opens to the Welcome page.
4 Click Next and accept the license agreement.
5 Enter your vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On credentials.
Option Action
If vCenter Single Sign-
On is installed on the
same virtual machine
or physical server
1 Enter your vCenter Single Sign-On credentials.
2 (Optional) Deselect the Use the same credentials for vCenter Server check box to use
dierent credentials for the vCenter Server user, and provide the credentials that you
want to use.
3 Click Next.
The installer runs checks in the background to detect any issues that can cause the upgrade
to fail. You might receive a warning if the old certicates do not meet current VMware
security standards.
If vCenter Single Sign-
On is installed on a
dierent virtual
machine or physical
server
1 Enter your vCenter Server credentials, and click Next.
The installer runs checks in the background to detect any issues that can cause the
upgrade to fail.
2 Register your vCenter Server with a vCenter Single Sign-On instance in an existing
Platform Services Controller 6.0.
a (Optional) Change the default vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS port.
b Enter your vCenter Single Sign-On administrator password, and click Next.
3 Verify the certicate provided by the remote server.
6 Congure the ports and click Next.
Verify that ports 80 and 443 are free and dedicated, so that vCenter Single Sign-On can use these ports.
Otherwise, use custom ports during installation.
The installer checks for the availability of the selected ports, and displays an error message if a selected
port cannot be used.
7 Congure install, data, and export data directories and click Next.
The installer runs disk space and permission checks for the selected directories, and displays an error
message if the selected directories do not meet the requirements.
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