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13 Configure the temporary network for communication between the source vCenter Server and the
target vCenter Server Appliance, and click Next.
Option Action
Choose a
network
Select the network to which to connect the new appliance temporarily.
The networks displayed in the drop-down menu depend on the network settings of the target server. If you
are deploying the appliance directly on an ESXi host, non-ephemeral distributed virtual port groups are
unsupported and are not displayed in the drop-down menu.
Important 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.
IP Address
family
Select the version for the temporary IP address of the new appliance.
Can be either IPv4 or IPv6.
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 and network settings.
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.
14 On the Ready to complete stage 1 page, review the deployment settings for the target
vCenter Server Appliance and click Finish to start the OVA deployment process.
15 Wait for the OVA deployment process to finish and click Continue to proceed with stage 2 of the
migration process to transfer the data from the source vCenter Server and start the services of the
target appliance.
Note If you exit the wizard by clicking Close, you must log in to the Appliance Management
Interface of the newly deployed target vCenter Server Appliance to transfer the data from the source
vCenter Server and set up the services.
The newly deployed target vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with an embedded Platform Services Controller
is running on the target server but is not configured.
Important The data from the source vCenter Server is not yet transferred and the services of the target
appliance are not started.
Set Up the Target vCenter Server Appliance with an Embedded
Platform Services Controller
When the OVA deployment completes, you are redirected to stage 2 of the migration process to transfer
the data from the source vCenter Server and start the services of the newly deployed
vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with an embedded Platform Services Controller.
Your window of downtime does not begin until you begin to set up the target appliance. You cannot cancel
or interrupt the process until it completes with the shut down of the source deployment. Your window of
downtime ends when the target appliance starts.
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