Planning - Upgrading VMware VirtualCenter

Expected downtime

1. Virtual center server

- In-place upgrade: about 10 minutes, no reboot
- Migration upgrade: no downtime

2. VMware license server: no downtime

3. ESX host: no downtime

4. Virtual machines: no downtime

Prerequisites

• installation media
• license key for all purchase functionality
• login credentials (db name, db server name. The database server name is typically the ODBC Systemdata store name (DSN) connection name for the VirtualCenter database.)