In this section, we will cover the steps involved in upgrading a vSphere 5.5 environment to vSphere 6.5:
- Backup the current configuration: Take snapshots of SSO, vCenter, and database VM before you start the upgrade. Also, take backups of the database if vCenter is running on a physical machine and using an external database.
- Upgrade SSO servers to vSphere 6.5 PSC: Regardless of the platform (Windows or vCSA), the Single Sign-On component servers should be upgraded from 5.5/6.0 to vSphere 6.5 before the vCenter upgrade.
- Upgrade vCenter to VCSA 6.5: For instructions on how to migrate from Windows to VCSA 6.5, read the section Upgrading vCenter Server - Migrating from Microsoft Windows to VCSA of this chapter. Single Sign-On ...