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Table 2‑7. Required Information During Stage 2 of the Upgrade
Required for Required Information Default Your Entry
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 with an
embedded vCenter Single Sign-On
vCenter Single Sign-On site name -
n
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5
with an embedded or external
vCenter Single Sign-On
n
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0
with an embedded or external
Platform Services Controller
Data types to transfer from the old
appliance to the new appliance
In addition to the configuration data, you
can transfer the events, tasks, and,
performance metrics.
Note For minimum upgrade time and
storage requirement for the new appliance,
select to transfer only the configuration
data.
-
n
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5
with an embedded vCenter
Single Sign-On
n
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0
with an embedded
Platform Services Controller
n
Platform Services Controller 6.0
appliance
Join or do not participate in the VMware
Customer Experience Improvement
Program (CEIP).
For information about the CEIP, see the
Configuring Customer Experience
Improvement Program section in vCenter
Server and Host Management.
Join the CEIP
Upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 or 6.0 with an Embedded
vCenter Single Sign-On or Platform Services Controller by Using
the GUI
You can use the GUI installer to perform an interactive upgrade of a vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 or 6.0
that uses an embedded vCenter Single Sign-On or Platform Services Controller to
vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 with an embedded Platform Services Controller. You must run the GUI
upgrade from a Windows, Linux, or Mac machine that is in the same network as the appliance that you
want to upgrade.
You can deploy version 6.5 of the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller appliance
on hosts that are running ESXi 5.5 or later and on vCenter Server instances 5.5 or later.
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