i have two host with Vcenter cluster config with DRS and HA , and i would like upgrade the two hypervisor ,
How to easily update my VMware Hypervisor to from ESXI 6.0.0i 6.0 Update 2 what's the best practice ,
thank you .
1. Read the Upgrade guide
2. check compatibility between vSphere version and your hardware
3. check compatibility between vSphere version and other products (like BACKUP, storage integration plugins, monitoring, VDI, whatever)
4. update vCenter
5. update ESXi hosts (I'd use update manager)
vSphere 6.5U2 and 6.7 have just been released, We use Veeam Backup; Veeam 9.5U3 doesn't support 6.5U2 yet but probably will work (they are testing); it doesn't work with 6.7. So - no update in production yet. What I do in my lab is my problem anyway.
Hello,
If you are looking for upgrading your ESXi server from 6.0 to 6.0 U2. you should use update manager to complete this task. A step by step instruction is here..
https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2016/03/update-manager-upgrade-vmware-esxi-6-0-update-2/
hi rchaubey , thank you for replying , so if i want to not use Update Manager , only host by host ? and my scénario i have VSCA in the host 1 .
Sure, you can update the hosts without Update Manager. I like to use this website: https://esxi-patches.v-front.de/ESXi-6.0.0.html
Just click on the Imageprofile of the version you are aiming to update to and follow the instructions in the window that'll pop up.
I vote for an upgrade up to 6.5. https://www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/why-upgrade-to-vmware-vsphere-6-5-or-why-not
Here is howtos:
https://miketabor.com/upgrade-vcenter-server-appliance-6-0-to-6-5/
How to Migrate from vCenter for Windows 6.0 to vCSA 6.5
Best practice KB: VMware Knowledge Base