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Option Action
Network type Select the allocation method for the temporary IP address of the appliance.
n
Static
The wizard prompts you to enter the temporary IP address, subnet mask or prefix length, default
gateway, and DNS servers.
n
DHCP
A DHCP server is used to allocate the temporary IP address. Select this option only if a DHCP server is
available in your environment. Optionally, you can provide a temporary system name (FQDN) if a DDNS
server is available in your environment.
Common
ports
You can customize the HTTP and HTTPS ports (optional).
If specifying a custom HTTP and HTTPS port number, ensure that you do not use a port number already in
use by vCenter Server, or the default HTTP and HTTPS ports of 80 and 443.
13 On the Ready to complete stage 1 page, review the deployment settings for the new
vCenter Server Appliance and click Finish to start the OVA deployment process.
14 Wait for the OVA deployment process to finish and click Continue to proceed with stage 2 of the
upgrade process to transfer the data from the old appliance and start the services of the new
appliance.
Note If you exit the wizard by clicking Close, you must log in to the Appliance Management
Interface of the newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance to transfer the data from the old appliance
and set up the services.
The newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 with an embedded Platform Services Controller is
running on the target server but is not configured.
Important The data from the old appliance is not transferred and the services of the new appliance are
not started.
Stage 2 - Transfer the Data and Set up the Newly Deployed
vCenter Server Appliance With an Embedded Platform Services Controller
When the OVA deployment finishes, you are redirected to stage 2 of the upgrade process to transfer the
data from the old appliance and start the services of the newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance 6.7
with an embedded Platform Services Controller.
Prerequisites
Understand the data migration options available to you when upgrading or migrating to a
vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded PostgreSQL database. You can choose to migrate historical
and other types of data in the background after deploying and starting vCenter Server Appliance. See
Transferring Data from an Existing vCenter Server Appliance.
Procedure
1 Review the introduction to stage 2 of the upgrade process and click Next.
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