There is no supported upgrade path from vSphere 6.5 Update 2 to vSphere 6.7

[jossmi]

According to KB 53704, VMware Knowledge Base , and the release notes for 6.5 update 2, there is no supported upgrade path from vSphere 6.5 Update 2 to vSphere 6.7. Is this a temporary or permanent restriction?

I'm about to build a new VMware environment that will use Veeam Backup & Replication. Since Veeam does not yet support 6.7, I must deploy 6.5 for now. I was about to install 6.5 Update 2 when I noticed this restriction. Unless I hear otherwise, I now plan to install 6.5 Update 1, stay there until Veeam supports 6.7 and then upgrade to 6.7.

[daphnissov]

It's temporary, and VMware have stated (just like many times in the past) that there will be an upgrade path soon from 6.5 U2 to 6.7. Just hold tight and it'll be there. Also note that VBR, as of right now, also does not officially support 6.5 U2, so you may just want to stick with deploying 6.5 U1 with the latest patches to ensure maximum compatibility and upgrade flexibility.

[peetz]

Hi Joseph and welcome to the forums!

This restriction is temporary and exists, because 6.5 U2 was released after 6.7 GA. As soon as 6.7 U1 is released it will support an upgrade from 6.5 U2.

However, based on past experience it will probably take about 6 months for 6.7 U1 to be released. So you better start with 6.5 U1 now, also because VBR also doesn't support 6.5 U2 as of now (as daphnissov pointed out already).

- Andreas