DNS Load Balancing Solutions and vCenter Server Datastore Naming 54
About the vCenter Host Agent Pre-Upgrade Checker 55
Downtime During the vCenter Server Upgrade 57
Download the vCenter Server Installer 57
Microsoft SQL Database Set to Unsupported Compatibility Mode Causes vCenter Server
Installation or Upgrade to Fail 57
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Upgrading vCenter Server 59
vCenter Server Upgrade and Sign-On Process for Environments that Do Not Include vCenter
Single Sign-On 60
vCenter Server Upgrade and Sign-On Process for Environments with vCenter Single Sign-On 62
Use Simple Install to Upgrade vCenter Server and Required Components 63
Use Custom Install to Upgrade Version 5.0.x and Earlier vCenter Server and Required
Components 67
Use Custom Install to Upgrade a Basic vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment of Version 5.1.x
vCenter Server and Required Components 75
Use Custom Install to Upgrade vCenter Server from a Version 5.1.x High Availability vCenter
Single Sign-On Deployment 81
Use Custom Install to Upgrade vCenter Server from a Version 5.1.x Multisite vCenter Single Sign-
On Deployment 90
Add a vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Source 101
Migrate vCenter Server and Components from a Windows Server 2003 Host 106
vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails 115
Updating vCenter Server with Service Packs 115
Upgrading and Updating the vCenter Server Appliance 116
Install or Upgrade vCenter Server Java Components Separately 120
Install or Upgrade vCenter Server tc Server Separately 121
vCenter Server Upgrade Fails When Unable to Stop Tomcat Service 121
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After You Upgrade vCenter Server 123
Install or Upgrade the vSphere Web Client 124
Install or Upgrade vSphere ESXi Dump Collector 125
Install or Upgrade vSphere Syslog Collector 126
Install or Upgrade vSphere Auto Deploy 127
Install or Upgrade vSphere Authentication Proxy 128
Enable IPv6 Support for vCenter Inventory Service 129
Linked Mode Considerations for vCenter Server 130
Linked Mode Prerequisites for vCenter Server 130
Join a Linked Mode Group After a vCenter Server Upgrade 131
Configuring VMware vCenter Server - tc Server Settings in vCenter Server 132
Set the Maximum Number of Database Connections After a vCenter Server Upgrade 134
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Upgrading Update Manager 135
Upgrade the Update Manager Server 135
Upgrade the Update Manager Client Plug-In 137
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Upgrading and Migrating Your Hosts 139
Preparing to Upgrade Hosts 139
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