Upgrade vcenter appliance from 5.5 to 5.5a?

[vmrulz]

I'm assuming there is some form of import procedure that will allow me to suck in all the existing config settings. Anybody know what the process is? I can't find it in the release notes or doc center.

Thanks for any input.

Ron

[vmrulz · Accepted solution]

Found it in the mountain of documentation: vSphere 5.5 Documentation Center

You have the choice doing an in place upgrade from the vCSA or doing an import export from old appliance to new.. I chose the in place upgrade... this took at about 15 minutes prior to reboot. Appears to be working after the reboot.

The import/export alternative process leads you down the old certificates rat hole:VMware KB: Configuring Certificate Authority (CA) signed certificates for vCenter Server Appliance 5...insert vomit emoticon