Reinstall vCenter, does EVC need to be reset?

[ccc778811]

Existing environment :

Windows 2012 R2 vCenter 6.5 was Enable Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) .

Question :

I want to install Windows 2012 R2 to Windows 2016 , So vCenter will be installed into the same version.

Create new vCenter Cluster  Enable EVC  ,then existing ESXi host join to it . (ESXi Host and VMs always power on)

Under these conditions , EVC function Work ?

[daphnissov]

Not clear what you're asking, exactly. You're saying you have vCenter 6.5 currently installed on Windows 2012 R2, yes? And do you want to *upgrade* that version of Windows from 2012 R2 to 2016 with vCenter still running on it? Or do you want to install a new Windows 2016 server and put vCenter 6.5 back on it?

[ccc778811]

HI daphnissov

vCenter 6.5 currently installed on Windows 2012 R2, yes? 

YES!

Or do you want to install a new Windows 2016 server and put vCenter 6.5 back on it?

YES!

[daphnissov]

Honestly, though, I'd really recommend you take this opportunity to stand up the vCSA rather than deploy vCenter on Windows which, if you didn't know, is an end-of-life platform and will not continue past the next release.