This table describes the upgrade path in which the vSphere 6.5 and its compatible VMware products must be updated:
vRA* | vRO* |
vRB*
|
vROPs |
vRLI |
vRLI Agent |
vROPS |
vADP-Based Backup Solution |
NSX for vSphere |
PSC/SSO External |
vCenter |
VUM |
VR |
SRM |
UMDS |
ESXI |
VMware Tools |
Virtual Hardware | vSAN/VMFS | |
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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6 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 |
* vRA, vRB, and vRO 7.x releases use an embedded vIDM and are independent of SSO. These can be upgraded independently and at any place in the order. vRA and vRB 6.x relies on SSO and must be upgraded in sequence.
Note: If you need to update multiple products in your environment, start with updating the product with the lowest sequence number. After you update the product, update the product with the next sequence number. If a product is not present in your environment, update the subsequent product. If you need to update two products with the same sequence number, the order of update does not matter.
Before you update vCenter Server, disable vCenter Server from vCloud Director. Also ensure that you stop or disable other VMware services so that they do not communicate with vCenter Server during the update process.
Example 1
If you have SRM solution installed in your environment, the supported patch update sequence is:
Example 2
If you have the vADP-based Backup Solution installed in your environment, the supported patch update sequence is:
Example 3
If you have the vRealize Automation solution installed without NSX for vSphere in your environment, using vRealize Orchestrator with Platform Services Controller integration, the supported patch update sequence is:
If you have the vRealize Automation solution installed without NSX for vSphere in your environment, using vRealize Orchestrator with VMware Identity Manager integration, the supported patch update sequence is:
Example 4
If you have a NSX for vSphere, VMware vSphere 6.5a is the minimum supported version for NSX for vSphere 6.3.0. For more information, see For sites running VMware vSphere 6.5, vSphere update 6.5a is the minimum supported version with NSX for vSphere 6.3.0 (2148841).
For more information, see the Upgrading vSphere in an NSX Environment section of the NSX Upgrade Guide.
This table provides information about the current version of released VMware products and the recommended action required to patch to the next level. The table also provides reference links to release notes and update procedure documents.
Note: Do an “Expand All” for more information on the Release Notes.
Product |
Starting Version |
Recommended Action for Upgrade |
Important Links |
Platform Services Controller (PSC) Note: External Deployment Only | 6.0 Update 2 | Upgrade to 6.5 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
vRealize Automation | 7.1 | Upgrade to 7.2 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) | 7.1 | Upgrade to 7.2 | Release Notes Update Procedure Upgrade Procedure with vRA Integration |
vRealize Business for Cloud | 7.1 | Upgrade to 7.2 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
vRealize Operations Manager (vROPs) | 6.3.0 | Upgrade to 6.4 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
vRealize Log Insight | 3.6 | Upgrade to 4.0 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
vADP-Based Backup Solution | 6.1.2 | Upgrade to 6.1.3 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
VMware NSX for vSphere | 6.2.4 | Upgrade to 6.3.0 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
vCenter Server/ vCenter Server Appliance | 6.0 Update 2 | Upgrade to 6.5 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
vSphere Replication (VR) vCenter Site Recovery manager (SRM) | VR Version 6.1.1 SRM Version - 6.1.1 | Upgrade to 6.5 | VR Release Notes SRM Release Notes Upgrading VR Upgrading SRM |
vSphere Update Manager | 6.0 Update 2 | Upgrade to 6.5 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
vSphere ESXi | 6.0 Update 2 | Upgrade to 6.5 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
VMware vSAN | 6.2 | Upgrade to 6.5 | Release Notes Update Procedure |
VMware Virtual Hardware | 10, 11 | Upgrade to 13 | For additional information, see Virtual machine hardware versions (1003746). |
VMware Tools | 10.0.12 | Upgrade to 10.1.0 | Release Notes Update Procedure |