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5 Connect to the source appliance that you want to upgrade.
a Enter the information about the source vCenter Server Appliance that you want to upgrade, and
click Connect to Source.
Option Action
Appliance FQDN or IP address Enter the IP address or FQDN of the vCenter Server Appliance that you want
to upgrade.
Appliance HTTPS port The default value (443) is displayed and cannot be edited.
b Enter the information about the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator and root user.
Option Action
SSO user name Enter the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user name.
Important The user must be administrator@your_domain_name.
If you are upgrading vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x, this is
[e-mail].
SSO password Enter the password of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator.
Appliance (OS) root password Enter the password of the root user.
c Enter the information about the source ESXi host or vCenter Server instance on which resides
the vCenter Server Appliance that you want to upgrade and click Next.
Option Description
Source server or host name IP address or FQDN of the source ESXi host or vCenter Server instance on
which the vCenter Server Appliance that you want to upgrade resides.
Note The source vCenter Server instance cannot be the
vCenter Server Appliance that you want to upgrade. In such cases, use the
source ESXi host.
HTTPS port If the ESXi host or vCenter Server instance uses a custom HTTPS port,
change the default value.
The default value is 443.
User name User name of a user with administrative privileges on the ESXi host or
vCenter Server instance.
Password Password of the user with administrative privileges on the ESXi host or
vCenter Server instance.
6 Verify that the certificate warning displays the SHA1 thumbprints of the SSL certificates that are
installed on the source appliance and its source server, and click Yes to accept the certificate
thumbprints.
7 If you are upgrading from version 5.5, on the Select deployment type page, select vCenter Server
with an external Platform Services Controller, and click Next.
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