Join the VMware customer experience improvement program, or don’t, and click Next.Next select which data you would like to copy from the existing VCSA 6.7 to the new VCSA 7.0 appliance.I only have one host, so DRS isn’t an issue. Note: Be sure that DRS is disabled if you have more than one host. Make sure to review those results, then click on Next. The installer will then automatically run a Pre-Upgrade check on your existing VCSA.Click on Next through the VCSA Stage 2 Introduction.Stage 2 – Upgrade vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 to 7.0, copying VMware vCenter data Once Stage 1 of the vCenter 7.0 upgrade completes, click on Continue to move on to Stage 2.Review the Stage 1 summary and click on Finish.Once Stage 2 of the upgrade has been completed the new 7.0 VCSA will take the network identity of the old existing VCSA.

Next configure a temporary network configuration.Select a datastore you want the new vCenter 7.0 appliance to be stored.Select an appropriate deployment size for your environment.Next specify a VM name and root password for the new 7.0 VCSA.Now enter the ESXi host or vCenter server where you would like the new VMware vCenter Server 7.0 appliance to be deployed.Next enter the EXISTING VCSA FQDN or IP address as well what ESXi host the existing VCSA is running on, along with all of the login credentials for the existing VCSA and ESXi host.Agree to the End User License Agreement and click Next.When the vCenter Server 7.0 installer starts, click on Upgrade.Mount the vCenter 7.0 ISO to your computer and start the vCenter Server 7.0 installer located at /vcsa-ui-installer/win32/installer.exe.How to Update VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.7 to VCSA 7.0 Then go download the VCSA 7.0 ISO if you haven’t already and lets get started with the upgrade! This post will detail all the steps needed to upgrade vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 to 7.0 without any issues.īefore beginning, I HIGHLY recommended you first check the VMware Interoperability Matrix before performing any upgrade to check compatibility of other VMware products. VMware vCenter 7.0 has been released for several months now and figured it was about time I upgraded my home lab to the latest version.

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