Upgrade
the vSphere Replication appliance by using a downloadable ISO image
Prerequisites
- Upgrade
the vCenter Server instance that vSphere
Replication extends.
- Download the VMware-vSphere_Replication-6.5.x.x-build_number.iso
image from the vSphere Downloads page. Copy the ISO image file to a
datastore that is accessible from the vCenter Server instance
that you use with vSphere Replication.
- If
the vSphere Replication version that you run is not supported
for direct upgrade to vSphere Replication 6.5, upgrade
your vSphere Replication instance to a supported version. For
example, to upgrade vSphere Replication 5.5 to 6.5, you must
first upgrade 5.5 to 5.8.0.2, and then upgrade 5.8.0.2 to 6.1. See the
interoperability matrix at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php for
solution upgrade paths for vSphere Replication.
- Shut down and power off the vSphere
Replication virtual machine.
Procedure
- Right-click
the vSphere Replication virtual machine and select Edit
Settings.
- If you
are upgrading a vSphere Replication Server appliance,
reconfigure the virtual machine to increase its memory from 512 MB to 716
MB RAM.
- On
the Virtual Hardware tab, select CD/DVD Drive > Datastore
ISO File.
- Navigate
to the ISO image in the datastore.
- For File
Type, select ISO Image and click OK.
- Select
the option to connect at power on and follow the prompts to add the CD/DVD
drive to the vSphere Replication virtual machine.
- Power on
the vSphere Replication virtual machine.
- In a Web
browser, log in to the virtual appliance management interface (VAMI).
The URL for the VAMI is https://vr_appliance_address:5480.
- Click
the Update tab.
- Click Settings,
select Use CDROM Updates, and click Save Settings.
- Click Status and
click Check Updates.
The appliance version appears in the list of available
updates.
- Click Install
Updates and click OK.
- After the
updates install, click the System tab and click Reboot.
- After the
appliance reboots, start the console of the vSphere Replication virtual
machine to monitor the process.
The vSphere Replication appliance reboots
two more times for the upgrade procedure to complete.
- After
the vSphere Replication appliance reboots, log in to the VAMI
and repeat the steps to register the vSphere Replication appliance
with vCenter Single Sign-On.
This registers the vSphere
Replication appliance in the Lookup Service and SSO or updates an
existing vSphere Replication registration.
- Log out
of the vSphere Web Client, clear the browser cache, and log in again
to see the upgraded appliance.
