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the selected machines.
The Agent executes the upgrade package.
What to do next
Upgrade VCM for Virtualization. See "Upgrading Virtual Environments Collections" below.
Upgrading Virtual Environments Collections
VCM 5.5 and later collect data directly from instances of vCenter Server, vCloud Director, and vShield
Manager using a Managing Agent. See the VCM Administration Guide. To upgrade your virtual
environment,you might upgrade the Windows Managing Agent, the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In, or the
Agent Proxy.
Upgrade the Managing Agent
A Managing Agent is a Windows machine on which the VCM 5.5 Agent or later is installed, and which is
configured as a Managing Agent in VCM. To upgrade the Managing Agent, upgrade the VCM Agent on
the Windows machine. See "Upgrade Existing Windows Agents" on page131.
Upgrading the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In
Before you upgrade to the new version of the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In that is available when you
upgrade VCM, you must unregister a previous version of the plug-in.
Unregister the Previous Version of the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In
The VCM upgrade removes the previous plug-in files and installs the new plug-in files in new locations
with new names. The VCM upgrade does not register the new plug-in with the vSphere Client.
Procedure
1. On your Collector machine, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VCM\Tools\vSphere
Client VCM Plug-in\bin.
2. Double-click VCVPInstaller.exe.
3. In the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In Registration dialog box, click Unregister.
4. In the Server URL text box, enter the name of your vCenter Server.
For example, https//vcenter05/sdk.
5. In the Administrator User Name and Password text boxes, enter the Administrator user name and
password.
6. Click OK.
What to do next
Upgrade the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In. See "Upgrade the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In" below.
Upgrade the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In
If your version of the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In is 5.3 or earlier, or if the URL to the VCM instance has
changed, upgrade the vSphere Client VCM Plug-In.
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