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Table Of Contents
- vSphere Migration
- Contents
- About vSphere Migration
- System Requirements for Migrating vCenter Server Deployments to vCenter Server Appliance Deployments
- vCenter Server Appliance Requirements
- vCenter Server Appliance Hardware Requirements
- vCenter Server Appliance Storage Requirements
- Software Included in the vCenter Server Appliance
- vCenter Server Appliance Software Requirements
- vCenter Server Appliance Database Requirements
- vSphere Web Client Software Requirements
- Required Ports for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller
- Pre-migration Checks
- Known Limitations
- Preparing for Migration
- Moving Update Manager to a New Host Machine When Migrating vCenter Server to vCenter Server Appliance
- Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network
- Preparing vCenter Server Certificates for Migration
- Preparing vCenter Server Databases for Migration
- Prepare Managed ESXi Hosts for Migration
- Install the Client Integration Plug-In
- Required Information for Migrating vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On from Windows to an Appliance
- Migration of vCenter Server with an Embedded vCenter Single Sign-On to an Appliance
- Migration of vCenter Server with an External vCenter Single Sign-On to an Appliance
- After Migrating vCenter Server
- Troubleshooting
- Index
Software Included in the vCenter Server Appliance
The vCenter Server Appliance is a precongured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for running
vCenter Server and associated services.
The vCenter Server Appliance package contains the following software:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Update 3 for VMware, 64-bit edition
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PostgreSQL
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vCenter Server 6.0 and vCenter Server 6.0 components.
vCenter Server Appliance Software Requirements
The VMware vCenter Server Appliance can be migrated only on hosts that are running ESXi version 5.0 or
later.
You can migrate the vCenter Server Appliance only by using the Client Integration Plug-In, which is an
HTML installer for Windows that you can use to connect directly to an ESXi 5.0.x, ESXi 5.1.x, ESXi 5.5.x, or
ESXi 6.0 host and migrate the vCenter Server Appliance on the host.
I You cannot migrate the vCenter Server Appliance by using the vSphere Client or the
vSphere Web Client. During the migration of the vCenter Server Appliance you must provide various
inputs, such as operating system and vCenter Single Sign-On passwords.
vCenter Server Appliance Database Requirements
The vCenter Server Appliance requires a database to store and organize server data.
Each vCenter Server Appliance instance must have its own database. When you migrate vCenter Server to
vCenter Server Appliance the database is migrated to an internal PostgreSQL database, which supports up
to 1,000 hosts and 10,000 virtual machines.
vSphere Web Client Software Requirements
Make sure that your browser supports the vSphere Web Client.
The vSphere Web Client 6.0 requires Adobe Flash Player 16 or later. The latest Adobe Flash Player version
for Linux systems is 11.2. Therefore, the vSphere Web Client cannot run on Linux platforms.
VMware has tested and supports the following guest operating systems and browser versions for the
vSphere Web Client. For best performance, use Google Chrome.
Table 2‑3. Supported Guest Operating Systems and Minimum Browser Versions for the
vSphere Web Client
Operating system Browser
Windows Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.0.19 and later.
Mozilla Firefox 34 and later.
Google Chrome 39 and later.
Mac OS Mozilla Firefox 34 and later.
Google Chrome 39 and later.
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