Or, Update vCenter appliance 6.0 update 3a to 6.0 update 3b
Or, Upgrading vCenter server appliance
Descriptions: Updating
vCenter server appliance is very easy if you are on vCenter server appliance
version 6.0 and above. In vCenter server appliance you have two consoles one is
vCenter server management console that you know as vSphere web client and
another is vCenter server maintenance console that is also knows as root
console.
To perform update of vCenter server appliance, you need to
login with root credentials on maintenance or root console or Appliance
Management User Interface of vCenter server appliance.
Prerequisites:
1. Root credentials of
vCenter server appliance
2. At least 1 hrs of
downtime of vCenter server
3. Basic knowledge of
vCenter components
4. Internet connectivity
on vCenter server appliance (required when checking for update online)
5. Appliance management
user interface URL accessible https://<FQDN-or-IP>:5480
Steps: updating vCenter
server appliance
Open Maintenance console
of vCenter server (https://<FQDN-or-IP>:5480) > Login with root
credentials
Go to Update option
Click on Check
Updates (select check URL)
Wait for update check to be completed > Once updates are
visible under Available Updates section
> Click on Install Updates
Accept the license terms and condition > Click on Install
Wait for installation to be completed
Upon successful completion of updates installation, click OK
Now the reboot of vCenter server appliance will be initiated
> Wait for reboot to be completed
Login back to maintenance console and verify the Update Version, it must have changed to
the latest selected version you had selected while performing update
Cheers, Please write me back if you have any query or
feedback.
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