If you have not already heard, has been released, and. Using vSphere Update Manager 6. If you are trying to upgrade vSphere 5. This is essential to using vSphere Update Manager for your upgrade. This includes your server hardware, your storage array, and anything else that directly touches your vSphere environment. Once you are logged using the first option, the vSphere Client, you will notice things look a little different. Finding Update Manager in vSphere 6. Personally, I click Shortcuts under Home in the left navigation pane, then Update Manager in the right pane. You will see that as you browse other vSphere inventory items, there is often a link for vSphere Update Manager Home. This will bring you to the same place. It is important to do this first, as we will need to have it uploaded for later configuration steps. Just browse to the location, and click Import. Start by clicking Baselines, and select New Baseline. There are three types of baselines in vSphere Update Manager. Enter a name for your Upgrade Baseline and click Next. It is important to use a name which makes sense, such as vSphere 6. That way, in later steps, you will know exactly what the purpose of each baseline is. Select it, and esxi 6 5 patches next. Now our vSphere Update Manager baseline is ready to complete. You will see a summary of the host upgrade baseline you have just esxi 6 5 patches. Click Finish to create the baseline. This baseline is for your vSphere 6. There are many different ways to accomplish this. Click the vSphere cluster in Hosts and Clusters View. In the right pane, click Updates. Remember I said there were many ways to get to Update Manager. Now, select the baseline you have previously created, I named mine vSphere 6. To do this, you would follow the same steps in your vSphere 6. The method is identical other than your starting point. Remediate is a nice way of saying make sure our host is compliant with its attached baseline. You will also see it is complaint with the attached baseline. You are now running the latest version of. I hope you are reading this article before you perform your upgrade, because there are a number of things to think about before hand. As I mentioned, it is important to make sure your environment is with vSphere 6. In addition, a vSphere upgrade can also be an opportunity to fix some things in your environment that may not be optimal. This methodology is still valid when upgrading to vSphere 6. Remember, before you start your upgrade you should ensure all components both software and hardware are compatible on the. Simply follow the steps in this article. Simply follow the steps in this article. It will be a two step upgrade from vSphere 5. You can find instructions for upgrading from. After you have finished your upgrade to vSphere 6. The Change Management practices in organizations generally do not like to see someone upgrading an environment just to get to the latest version.
