Upgrade of Vcenter 6.0 to 6.5

[atifzaka]

Hello

Can any one share the steps to upgrade from vCenter 6.0 to 6.5 for vCenter Server?

[daphnissov]

Sure, there's a whole document on it here.

[Vijay2027]

You can take a look at this article:

http://masteringvmware.com/how-to-upgrade-vcenter-server-6-to-vcenter-server-6-5-step-by-step/

Make sure you take a snapshot/backup before you proceed with the upgrade

[VishShah]

Hello,

The above-shared procedures hold good please ensure that create VM Backup or Snapshots of existing VC & PSC systems.

Before the upgrade please read the contents of these Docs:

--- Important information before upgrading to vSphere 6.5 (2147548)

--- Best practices for upgrading to vCenter Server 6.5 (2147686)

--- vSphere Upgrade Guide for ESXi & vCenter _  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-65-upgrade-guide.pdf

If in case the upgrade fails for some reason ensure that you collect the logs bundle of VC & PSC and then revert to Snapshot or restore the VM Backup, you can post here if you need any further help.

[raghushetty]

Hey Vijay,

By the by we can't take Vcenter backup using snapshot.

there is a different process for that..the below KB could be helpful for the backup and restore process

VMware Knowledge Base

[Vijay2027]

You can still use snapshot as a fall back option.

[Nahida123]

You will get full details here : Upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance

[atifzaka]

Do you have something similar for Linux?

Regards

[daphnissov]

What do you mean by "something similar for Linux"?

[Vijay2027]

http://www.sysadmintutorials.com/tutorials/vmware-vsphere-6-x/vmware-vcenter-server-appliance-6-0-up...