6.0.2

Option Action
Choose a
network
Select the network to which to connect the new appliance temporarily.
Verify that the temporary network provides connectivity between the source vCenter Server and the
target vCenter Server Appliance.
The networks displayed in the drop-down menu depend on the network seings of the target server.
If you are deploying the appliance directly on an ESXi host, non-ephemeral distributed virtual port
groups are not supported and are not displayed in the drop-down menu.
I If you want to assign a temporary IPv4 address with DHCP allocation, you must select
a network that is associated with a port group which accepts MAC address changes.
Network
type
Select how to allocate the IP address of the appliance.
n
Static
You are prompted to enter the IP address and network seings.
n
DHCP
A DHCP server is used to allocate the IP address. Select this option only if a DHCP server is
available in your environment.
If you use an IP address as a system name, you cannot change the IP address and update the DNS
seings after deployment.
16 Review the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) page and choose if you want
to join the program.
For information about the CEIP, see the Conguring Customer Experience Improvement Program
section in vCenter Server and Host Management.
17 On the Ready to complete page, review the seings for the vCenter Server Appliance migration and
click Finish to complete the process.
The source vCenter Server is migrated from Windows to an appliance. The source vCenter Server is
powered o and the new appliance starts.
The source vCenter Single Sign-On is migrated from Windows to an appliance. The old vCenter Single Sign-
On on Windows is powered o and the new appliance starts.
What to do next
Verify that your migration to an appliance was successful. For verication steps, see “Verify Your vCenter
Server Appliance Migration Is Successful,” on page 51.
vSphere Migration
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