6.0.2

n
If you plan to assign a DHCP IP address in the temporary network seings of the new appliance, verify
that the ESXi host on which you want to deploy the new appliance is in the same network as the ESXi
host on which the existing vCenter Server runs.
n
If you plan to assign a DHCP IPv4 address in the temporary network seings of the new appliance,
verify that the ESXi host on which you want to deploy the new appliance is connected to at least one
network that is associated with a port group which accepts MAC address changes. Consider the default
security policy of a distributed virtual switch, which is to reject MAC address changes. For information
about how to congure the security policy for a switch or port group, see vSphere Networking.
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click vcsa-setup.html.
2 Wait up to three seconds for the browser to detect the Client Integration Plug-in and allow the plug-in
to run on the browser when prompted.
3 On the Home page, click Migrate.
4 Review the Introduction page to understand the migration process and click Next.
5 Read and accept the license agreement, and click Next.
6 Connect to the target server on which you want to deploy the vCenter Server Appliance.
Option Steps
You can connect to an ESXi
host on which to deploy the
appliance.
1 Enter the FQDN or IP address of the ESXi host.
2 Enter the HTTPS port of the ESXi host.
3 Enter the user name and password of a user with administrative privileges on
the ESXi host, for example, the root user.
4 Click Next.
5 Verify that the certicate warning displays the SHA1 thumbprint of the SSL
certicate that is installed on the target ESXi host, and click Yes to accept the
certicate thumbprint.
You can connect to a
vCenter Server instance and
browse the inventory to
select an ESXi host or DRS
cluster on which to deploy
the appliance. If you select a
DRS cluster, verify that the
cluster is not set to Fully
Automated DRS for the
duration of the deployment.
1 Enter the FQDN or IP address of the vCenter Server instance.
2 Enter the HTTPS port of the vCenter Server instance.
3 Enter the user name and password of user with vCenter Single Sign-On
administrative privileges on the vCenter Server instance, for example, the
[e-mail] user.
4 Click Next.
5 Verify that the certicate warning displays the SHA1 thumbprint of the SSL
certicate that is installed on the target vCenter Server instance, and click Yes to
accept the certicate thumbprint.
6 Select the data center or data center folder that contains the ESXi host or DRS
cluster on which you want to deploy the appliance, and click Next
N You must select a data center or data center folder that contains at least
one ESXi host that is not in lockdown or maintenance mode.
7 Select the ESXi host or DRS cluster on which you want to deploy the appliance,
and click Next
7 (Optional) Acknowledge the warning message, if any, by clicking Yes.
8 On the Set up virtual machine page, enter a name for the new vCenter Server Appliance, set the
password for the root user, and click Next.
The password must contain at least eight characters, a number, uppercase and lowercase leers, and a
special character, for example, an exclamation mark (!), hash key (#), at sign (@), or brackets (()).
N The root password of the old appliance is not transferred to the new upgraded appliance.
9 (Optional) Select the Enable SSH check box to enable SSH connection to the vCenter Server Appliance.
vSphere Migration
38 VMware, Inc.