Upgrades and Vcsa

[kfkchatt]

Greetings everyone. 

     I took over at my company about two months ago.  I have found that everything seems to need updating.  I have made great strides in this effort but want to ask the community for some input.  We are currently running v center 5.5.  I need to upgrade to 6.5.  I was wondering do i need to do this first or possibly migrate to Vcsa first? Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[diegodco31]

First check which version of vsphere your hardware is supported.

VMware Compatibility Guide - System Search

What is the hardware model?

[kfkchatt]

Is this what you were looking for.  ?   Thanks for the responses in advance.

[diegodco31]

Yes.

First you should upgrade your vcenter 6.5.

Then upgrade your esxi hosts to version 6.5.

No, there is no direct upgrade path from 5.5 to 6.7. You must transition to 6.0 or 6.5 first. For more information see this KB and this blog article.

Try used the ISO Dell customized. This imagem.

This image contains all drivers necessary.

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[kfkchatt]

so just to be clear you are recommending upgrading first and then possibly moving to Vcsa after upgrade? 

[diegodco31]

Your vcenter is vcsa or vcenter server windows?

[mlarrivee80]

Use the VCSA migration assistant and go directly from Windows 5.5 to VCSA 6.5.  Much easier that way!

[kfkchatt]

Vcenter windows 5.5

[mlarrivee80]

Yes sorry.  vCenter 5.5 for windows

[diegodco31 · Accepted solution]

1 - Upgrade (migrating) a Windows vCenter 5.5 to a vCenter Server 6.5 Appliance

https://www.virtuallyboring.com/migrate-windows-vcenter-5-5-6-5-appliance/

2 - Upgrade your hosts esxi 5.5 to hosts Esxi 6.5. Recommend update from server firmware.