Can I downgrade VCenter from version 8 to 7

[BenP00]

Hi there,

I have installed Vcenter 8 before I realised that I'm only licensed up to version 7.  Is there a downgrade option without completely starting again?  Thanks

Ben

[srodenburg]

All you can do is delete the vCenter VM and restore the v7 VM from the backup you made just before you upgraded.

If it was not an upgrade but a fresh install then no, you will have to start from scratch.

[RajeevVCP4]

If you have file based backup then you can restore but you need to delete VCSA 8 vm after that

[krzysieksalwa]

Hi,

During the upgrade from version 7 to 8, a new vCenter Server Appliance 8 is deployed and then configuration is copied from 7 to 8.

Therefore you should still have old VCSA 7 VM. You can try to power it on, reconfigure, re-add hosts etc. 

However I think the best way will be to deploy new vCenter Server 7.

Regards

[markey165]

If your product is still under support, you should be able to just upgrade the license in your VMware Customer Connect portal!