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How to Upgrade vCenter Server 7 to

vCenter Server 8 Step by Step
How to Upgrade VCSA

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Step 2:
vCenter Server Installer wizard will start here.
You will see 4 options Install, Upgrade, Migrate &
Restore.
In this case we are upgrading existing vCenter Server so
choose Upgrade option.

Step 3:
You can see here upgrade process consist of 2 stages. Where in Stage 1 vCenter
will get deployed & in Stage 2 data will be copied from source vCenter
Server.
Click Next to continue.

Step 4:
Read & accept the license agreement. click
Next to continue.

Step 6:
First we need to provide our source vCenter Server details
which we want to upgrade. So provide source
vCenter server hostname & click Connect to source.

Step 7:
You will need to provide the source vCenter Server SSO &
root credentials here.
You need to provide the ESXi host details on which source
vCenter Server is running. Click Next to continue.

Step 8:
Provide the ESXi host details on which you want to deploy the new
vCenter Server. click Next to continue.

Step 9:
Here you can set the name for the new vCenter Server
& set root password. Click Next to continue.

Step 10:
You can choose the deployment size according to your environment.
You need to have adequate resources in your environment to
deploy the new vCenter server. Click Next to continue.

Step 11:
You can choose the datastore on which you want to deploy the
vCenter Server.
If you want to go for thin disk than you can enable check mark
“Enable Thin Disk Mode”. Click Next to continue.

Step 12:
Configure networking settings for the new vCenter Server.
New vCenter will use your existing IP & hostname only but first to deploy it
will require one temporary IP address. So provide the networking
details & click Next to continue.

Step 13:
Review the configuration you have made & click
Finish to start deployment.

You can see that deployment of vCenter Server has started. It may take
time depend on your environment.

Step 14:
Once completed you will see below screen. click
Continue to go ahead.

Step 15:
Click Next to continue with
the Stage 2.

Step 16:
Wizard will run pre-checks & it will give any warning or error if
any can occur during process. So make sure you don’t
have any errors so that vCenter can be upgraded successfully.
Check all the warnings & Resolutions given so that you don’t
face issues later. Click Close to close the prompt.

Step 17:
Here you can select which data of your source vCenter Server you want to
copy to the new vCenter Server. Based on the data it will show you
the estimated time.
Click Next to continue.

Step 18:
If you want to opt for VMware customer experience improvement
program that you can do it here. Click Next to continue.

Step 19:
Before starting make sure that you have taken
necessary backups. Review the
configuration & click Finish to start the
configuration.

You will get warning for existing vCenter Server shutdown. So don’t worry
about that it is the process of upgrade. Click OK to continue.

You can see that configuration process has started, it can take time based on the
data size you have in your source vCenter Server.

Once completed you can close the wizard & access your newly
upgraded vCenter Server.

That’s it, Using this way you can easily upgrade your existing vCenter Server 7 to
vCenter Server 8 step by step with minimal downtime.

Note: vCenter Server upgrade is not in place upgrade where your existing vCenter
will be upgraded but here new vCenter is deployed & your source vCenter
configuration & data will be copied to new vCenter Server so that you don’t
loose anything.
If you face any error or any issues while upgradation you can simple power on the
existing vCenter Server any time.

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