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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
6 For vCenter Server 5.5, run the cleanup script.
a Locate the cleanup_orphaned_data_MSSQL.sql script in the ISO image and copy it to the Microsoft
SQL server.
b Log in to your database.
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For Microsoft SQL Server Express, open a command prompt.
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For Microsoft SQL Server, log in to a Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio session as the
vCenter Server database user.
c Run the cleanup script.
For Microsoft SQL Server Express, run:
sqlcmd -E -S localhost\VIM_SQLEXP -d VIM_VCDB -i pathcleanup_orphaned_data_MSSQL.sql
For Microsoft SQL Server: run the cleanup_orphaned_data_MSSQL.sql contents.
Make sure that you are connected to the database used by vCenter Server.
The cleanup script cleans any unnecessary data in your vCenter Server database.
7 Make a full backup of the vCenter Server database.
Your database is prepared for the vCenter Server migration to vCenter Server Appliance.
Prepare Managed ESXi Hosts for Migration
You must prepare the ESXi hosts that are managed by your vCenter Server installation before migrating it
from Windows to an appliance.
Prerequisites
To migrate vCenter Server or vCenter Single Sign-On from Windows to an appliance, your source and target
ESXi hosts must meet the migration requirements.
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ESXi hosts must be at version 5.5 or greater. If your ESXi hosts are at an earlier version than 5.5,
upgrade them to 5.5. Read and follow all best practices when upgrading your hosts to ESXi 5.5.
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The target ESXi host must not be in lockdown or maintenance mode.
Procedure
1 If you have Custom or Thumbprint certicates, see “Host Upgrades and Certicates,” on page 29 to
determine your preparatory steps.
2 Run vCenter Host Agent Pre-Upgrade Checker.
3 If you have vSphere HA clusters, SSL certicate checking must be enabled.
If certicate checking is not enabled when you upgrade, vSphere HA fails to congure on the hosts.
a Select the vCenter Server instance in the inventory panel.
b Select the Manage tab and the General subtab.
c Verify that the SSL eld is set to vCenter Server requires host SSL .
Your ESXi hosts are ready for vCenter Server upgrade.
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