In a previous blog I covered importing a vCenter instance with a single cluster see here. and if you go to Part 1 of the blog, I covered performing a configuration update needed for the newly imported Workload domain.
The next step is to go back into Lifecycle for the Workload Domain and Configure Update
The wizard for the NSX Precheck will begin, click Next. In my homelab, I have no Edge clusters configured so clicked Next and straight to Run Precheck.
Once the Precheck completes, we can then move forward with performing a Schedule Update and that will give you an option to perform right away or schedule at a later time.
Once the update has kicked off, you can click ‘View Status’ and collapse to view all the components
Hey! Look at that, Step 1 is complete..onto Step 2. Click ‘Configure Update’
This next step will be upgrading a vCenter Server appliance from 8.0 u3 to 9.0. Because this is a single vCenter, we can leverage the Reduced Downtime Feature, but in this case, we will go straight into it.
Confirm Backup
Provide a temporary IP address for the new vCenter (No DNS record required, however optional if you want to reserve for future use.
Schedule the update and switchover options, we’re going for Immediate. The final step is reviewing everything and then proceed.
vCenter upgrade completed!
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