Thursday, December 13, 2018

Upgrading to VMware vSphere 6.7 eBook

VMware vSphere eBook Upgrading to VMware vSphere 6.7, authored by Nigel Hickey and David Stamen.

This is a free resource to assist customers upgrading to vSphere 6.7. The eBook further builds on the foundational guide Upgrading to VMware vSphere 6.5 by Emad Younis which has been widely adopted when preparing an upgrade to vSphere 6.5. 



Upgrading to VMware vSphere 6.7 eBook follows a 3 phase process to get you acquainted with how to plan and execute an upgrade to vSphere 6.7.

Phase 1: Pre-Upgrade – Information to use prior to upgrading. Links to resources that will assist in the planning of a successful upgrade.
Phase 2: Upgrade – Information on the correct process to upgrade and sample scenarios to guide you through the upgrade process.
Phase 3: Post-Upgrade – Information on day 2 operations once your upgrade is complete such as vCenter HA, Converge Tool and File-Based Backup and Restore.

We hope this resource will be able to assist you with successfully planning and executing a successful upgrade to vSphere 6.7. The eBook can be downloaded here.

I hope this has been informative and thank you for reading!

Saturday, December 1, 2018

vSphere Upgrade on vSphere Central

vSphere Central has always been a great resource to find content, but it has previously been grouped by product such as vCenter Server, Security, ESXi and Virtual Machine, and other categories.



When trying to share content on vSphere Upgrade it overlaps all of these categories. We have created a new consolidated vSphere Upgrade section that will walk you through your upgrade. We cover the following content.



Pre-Upgrade Considerations
Platform Services / vCenter Server Upgrade
ESXi Host Upgrade
VMware Tools and VM Compatibility Upgrade
VMFS Upgrade
Virtual Distributed Switch Upgrade
Post-Upgrade Considerations

You can find the new vSphere Upgrade section on vSphere Central here

I hope this has been informative and thank you for reading!


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