Upgrade Path and Interoperability of VMware Products

search cancel

book

calendar_today

VMware vCenter Server

This article provides steps to upgrade and interoperability of VMware Products.

To upgrade VMware products and database compatibility:

Go to VMware Product Interoperability Matrix
Multi-Solution Interoperability and Multi-Solution Upgrade path.

For Example: Select vCenter Server and add another Solution as ESXi.
vSphere Upgrade Path for all vSphere Products.

For Example: As mentioned in the below screenshot, select the VMware vCenter Server to see the vCenter upgrade path.
- For detailed Upgrade Path matrix looking for specific version is mentioned in the below article,
  - vCenter Server 6.5 to 6.7 upgrade matrix
  - ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 upgrade matrix
While Preparing for Upgrade please make sure if the Hardware is Compatible with vSphere Products see VMware Compatibility Guide
Check the Upgrade/Update Sequence for all vSphere Products see the below article for each version,

Related Information:

vSphere 6.7 Upgrade Pre-requirements:

As mentioned in the ESXi Upgrade Path Screenshot no direct upgrade path from 5.5 to 6.7
Upgrade ESXi Host
Upgrade VMFS to latest version
Upgrade Distributed Switch
Extract new Host Profiles from newly upgraded ESXi host (If you are using Host Profiles)
- Migration Paths from vCenter Server for Windows to vCenter Server Appliance 6.7
- Patching the vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance

For more details, see:

thumb_up Yes

thumb_down No