Now worries to un install and re install just few clicks to upgrade and only 2 clicks to update.
Step0. Deploy a New
vCenter appliance (vCSA 5.5) in the same network as your existing vCenter
appliance, Power on the VM once it is deployed. Make sure it has an IP address
to connect, while deploying DO NOT assign a DNS name to the VM. Take a snapshot
on your existing vCenter appliance or simply clone it.
Step1. Connect to the Newly Deployed appliance over the
admin UI https://vCSA_IP_Addr:5480,
accept the eula and choose the option to upgrade from the previous version and
click Next.
Step2: From the new vCSA copy the upgrade key, (from the
below screenshot it starts from BEGIN 648) Now connect to your existing vCenter
appliance over the admin UI https://existing _vCSA_ip_addr:5480 and go to the
upgrade tab paste the copied key and click on import key and stop vCenter.
New vCSA appliance:
Existing vCSA appliance: Once the import is successful this
generates another key as shown below:
(BEGIN 460), now copy this key and paste it in your newly
deployed vCSA and click Next
Step3: Select the checkbox to replace the certificates and click
Next
as shown in the below diagram
Step4: Set your SSO administrator password here your
existing admin@system-Domain is changing to adminsitrator@vsphere.local with
a new password
Step5: Confirm the hosts need to checked with pre upgrade
checker and click Next
Step6: Review the results shown after scanning the hosts
with pre-upgrade script:
Step7: Confirm the checkbox make sure you have a copy of the
vCenter appliance or a snapshot on the existing vCSA and click Start
Step8: Once the upgrade is completed successfully, it will shut-down
your source vCSA and the newly deployed vCSA becomes your production vCenter
appliance. Make sure your vCenter Server is running.
In few minutes your vCenter is upgraded to 5.5.
In few minutes your vCenter is upgraded to 5.5.
