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Contents
About vSphere Migration 5
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System Requirements for Migrating vCenter Server Deployments to
vCenter Server Appliance Deployments 7
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vCenter Server Appliance Requirements 9
vCenter Server Appliance Hardware Requirements 9
vCenter Server Appliance Storage Requirements 10
Software Included in the vCenter Server Appliance 11
vCenter Server Appliance Software Requirements 11
vCenter Server Appliance Database Requirements 11
vSphere Web Client Software Requirements 11
Required Ports for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller 12
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Pre-migration Checks 17
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Known Limitations 19
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Preparing for Migration 21
Moving Update Manager to a New Host Machine When Migrating vCenter Server to
vCenter Server Appliance 21
Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network 24
Preparing vCenter Server Certicates for Migration 25
Preparing vCenter Server Databases for Migration 25
Prepare Managed ESXi Hosts for Migration 28
Install the Client Integration Plug-In 30
Required Information for Migrating vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On from Windows to
an Appliance 30
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Migration of vCenter Server with an Embedded vCenter Single Sign-On to an
Appliance 35
Download the vCenter Server Appliance Installer 36
Copy and Run VMware Migration Assistant on the Source vCenter Server Instance 36
Migrate vCenter Server with an Embedded vCenter Single Sign-On to an Appliance 37
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Migration of vCenter Server with an External vCenter Single Sign-On to an
Appliance 41
Download the vCenter Server Appliance Installer 43
Copy and Run VMware Migration Assistant on the Source vCenter Server Instance 43
Migrate an External vCenter Single Sign-On instance to a Platform Services Controller appliance 44
Migrate vCenter Server to an Appliance 47
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