Vmware vcenter 5.5
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Document the RBAC configuration for the entire vCenter hierarchy.Take a full database consistent backup of your vCenter Database server.This will allow you to roll-back quickly if things go wrong. Take vSphere Snapshots of all vCenter server infrastructure VMs, including vUM, vC Ops, vIN, vCM, CBM, etc.Configure a DRS VM-Host rule that places all vCenter infrastructure on the same Management host, this way you will only need one vSphere Client connection during the upgrade.Copy these binaries to a Datastore that is accessible by the Management hosts. Download the Binaries for Windows Server 2012 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2 & VMware vCenter 5.5 Update 1c (Build 1945270).This process takes approximately 3 hours.Post Installation Cleanup – including re-integration of Cloud Management Infrastructure (some are covered in this series, but most is out of scope).
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#Vmware vcenter 5.5 install#
Install the vCenter Single Sign-On, vSphere Web Client, Inventory Service and vCenter Server.Import the SSL directory from the original vCenter server.Customise the Windows Server 2012 R2 OS.Windows Server 2012 R2 server Operating System installation.Shutdown the existing vCenter services and re-purpose the existing hybrid vCenter/Database server to be a dedicated Database server.This post also covers the consolidation of the distributed model to a centralised vCenter setup with an existing, separate Database server. I was unfortunate enough to make the decision to deploy the distributed vCenter model in vSphere 5.0, which I maintained through to vSphere 5.1 with SSO 5.1, which has been an operational nightmare to manage. Also included is the build of a new Windows Server 2012 R2 OS for the vCenter 5.5 services whilst maintaining a separate SQL Server 2008 R2 Database. This Upgrade Guide details the step-by-step process for upgrading your vCenter Server from 5.1 to 5.5 Update 1c. VCenter 5.5 Upgrade with Windows Server 2012 R2