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Learning VMware vSphere
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Learning VMware vSphere

by Rebecca Fitzhugh, Abhilash G B
October 2016
Beginner
606 pages
11h 7m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 12. Life Cycle Management of a vSphere Environment

Proper management and maintenance of a vSphere environment requires a comprehensive understanding of vSphere components and the order in which they are to be updated. This process should always begin with reading the vSphere release notes and the installation guide for the latest version. Generally this process will begin with upgrading vCenter Server, followed by vSphere Update Manager, ESXi, then vSphere Distributed Switches and lastly the virtual machines (VMware Tools and then virtual hardware).

In this chapter, you will learn about:

  • Planning an upgrade
  • Upgrading vCenter Server
  • Upgrading vSphere Update Manager
  • Upgrading ESXi
  • Upgrading Virtual machines

Planning an upgrade

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ISBN: 9781782174158