6.5.1

Table 2‑6. Required Information During Stage 1 of the Upgrade (Continued)
Required for Upgrade of Required Information Default Your Entry
User name with administrative privileges on the
source server
n
If your source server is an ESXi host, use root.
n
If your source server is a vCenter Server
instance, use
user_name@your_domain_name, for
example, [e-mail].
-
Password of the user with administrative privileges
on the source server
-
All deployment types FQDN or IP address of the target server on which
you want to deploy the new appliance.
The target server can be either an ESXi host or a
vCenter Server instance.
Note The target server cannot be the
vCenter Server Appliance that you want to
upgrade. In such cases, use an ESXi host as a
target server.
-
HTTPS port of the target server 443
User name with administrative privileges on the
target server
n
If your target server is an ESXi host, use root.
n
If your target server is a vCenter Server
instance, use
user_name@your_domain_name, for
example, [e-mail].
-
Password of the user with administrative privileges
on the target server
-
All deployment types
Only if your target server is a
vCenter Server instance
Data center from the vCenter Server inventory on
which you want to deploy the new appliance
Optionally you can provide a data center folder.
-
ESXi host or DRS cluster from the data center
inventory on which you want to deploy the new
appliance
-
All deployment types VM name for the new appliance
n
Must not contain a percent sign (%), backslash
(\), or forward slash (/)
n
Must be no more than 80 characters in length
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