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Migrating VCenter 6.0 with dvSwitches to VCSA v6.5 with no downtime ?

AlbertWT — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 07:48:01 GMT

People

I need to perform the online migration (with no downtime) for the existing VMware VCenter running on Physical box to the latest VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.0.14000

Here's my current physical VCenter server specs:

vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1b [build 3339083]

SQL Server 2008 Enterprise SP3 running in the same hardware.

My concern is that there are multiple existing distributed vSwitches that is currently used by all of the production VMs, so how can I migrate it safely with no downtime to the new VCSA with embedded PSC ?

Name NumPorts Mtu Version Vendor

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DMZ 168 1500 5.5.0 VMware

dvSwitch 656 1500 5.5.0 VMware

testing 264 1500 5.5.0 VMware

VoIP-VLANS 56 9000 6.0.0 VMware, Inc.

Phone 84 1500 5.5.0 VMware, Inc.

CALL-RECORD 12 1500 6.0.0 VMware, Inc.

I have deployed the VCSA v6.5 and I can access it using the Putty, what are my next steps to do ?

Thanks in advance,

Re: Migrating VCenter 6.0 with dvSwitches to VCSA v6.5 with no downtime ?

IT_pilot — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 07:56:09 GMT

No need to install VCA. To migrate, use VMware Migration Assertant - it deploys the VCA itself.

Good manual:

Step-by-step: Migrate Windows vCenter server to vCSA 6.5u1 -

In addition, Distributed vSwitches does not affect the operation of the network and the VM in any way.

Re: Migrating VCenter 6.0 with dvSwitches to VCSA v6.5 with no downtime ?

AlbertWT — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 08:17:53 GMT

Ok, so what about the Distributed vSwitch migration steps ?

Re: Migrating VCenter 6.0 with dvSwitches to VCSA v6.5 with no downtime ?

IT_pilot — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 08:54:31 GMT

In this context, Distributed vSwitch is the same technology as for example, HA, DRS. This is part of the vCenter. And vCenter migrates with all its technologies, you do not have to transfer them separately.