During the vCenter upgrade via the VCSA UI installer, Tiny is missing in the deployment size pull-down menu

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• The source VCSA was deployed in Tiny deployment size and trying to upgrade with same size.
• In Installer wizard, Tiny is missing in the Deployment size pull-down menu.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 8.0

VMware vCenter Server 7.0

 

Cause

Smaller deployment size cannot be selected if the amount of resources currently in use exceeds it's default value.

In this case, the storage allocated size of the source VCSA VM (628GB) is over the default value for Tiny deployment size (579 GB).

The current allocated size can be seen in the Summary view of the VCSA VM via vSphere Client.

Resolution

If a snapshot has been taken and it has grown too large, delete it and rerun Installer.

Additional Information

During the vCenter installation, upgrade, or restore process via the VCSA UI installer, several options may appear to be missing

The VCSA Installation wizard incorrectly detects the storage deployment size of the source vCenter during migration or upgrade