6.7

Upgrade Configuration Parameters
When you prepare your JSON configuration files for CLI upgrade, you must set parameters and values to
provide input data for the upgrade of a vCenter Server Appliance or Platform Services Controller
appliance.
Sections and Subsections of Configuration Parameters in the JSON Upgrade Files
The configuration parameters in the JSON configuration files for CLI upgrade are organized in sections
and subsections.
Table 3‑10. Sections and Subsections of Configuration Parameters in the JSON Upgrade
Files
Section Subsection Description
new_vcsa - describes the
new appliance that you want
to deploy
esxi
Use only if you want to deploy the new appliance directly on an ESXi host.
Contains the configuration parameters that describe the target ESXi host. See
Table 3‑11.
Note You must fill in either this subsection or the vc subsection.
vc
Use only if you want to deploy the new appliance on the inventory of a
vCenter Server instance.
Contains the configuration parameters that describe the target ESXi host or
DRS cluster from the vCenter Server inventory. See Table 3‑12.
Note You must fill in either this subsection or the esxi subsection.
The target vCenter Server instance cannot be the vCenter Server Appliance that
you want to upgrade. In such cases, use the esxi subsection.
appliance
Contains the configuration parameters that describe the new appliance. See
Table 3‑13
os
Contains only the ssh_enable configuration parameter to set the SSH
administrator login to the new appliance.
ovftool_argum
ents
Optional. Use this subsection for adding arbitrary arguments and their values to
the OVF Tool command that the installer generates.
Important The vCenter Server Appliance installer does not validate the
configuration parameters in the ovftool_arguments subsection. If you set
arguments that the OVF Tool does not recognize, the deployment might fail.
temporary_net
work
Contains the configuration parameters that describe the temporary network
settings for the new appliance. See Table 3‑14
user_options
Contains only the vcdb_migrateSet configuration parameter to set the types of
data that you want to transfer from the old appliance to the new appliance. See
Table 3‑15
source_vc - describes the
existing appliance that you
want to upgrade
managing_esxi
_or_vc
Contains the configuration parameters that describe the source ESXi host or
vCenter Server Appliance instance on which resides the appliance that you want
to upgrade. See Table 3‑16.
vc_vcsa
Contains the configuration parameters that describe the source appliance that
you want to upgrade. See Table 3‑17.
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