---
title: "vCenter Server 6.* Upgrade"
date: "2016-03-01T08:00:05Z"
tags: ["Upgrade", "vCenter Server"]
categories: ["VMware"]
---

![vCenter Server 6. Upgrade - logo][1]

Even if you are running lab environment vSphere upgrades still have to be done. Same in my case. I wanted to upgraded my environment from vCenter Server 6.0.0 build 2559268 to vCenter Server 6.0 U1b build 3343019.
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# Introduction

This post will show you process of upgrading vCenter Server 6.0 running on Windows Server 2012 R2 with SQL Server 2014. Before upgrade I strongly recommend to take snapshot on virtual machine where vCenter Server is running. My setup consists of vCenter Server installed with embedded Platform Services Controller (PSC).

# Upgrade process

1. Mount vCenter Server ISO.<br>
![vCenter Server 6. Upgrade - 1][2]
2. Start installer by double clicking on CD-Rom. Wait for installer to start. Click Install.<br>
![vCenter Server 6. Upgrade - 2][3]
3. Once started click Next.<br>
![vCenter Server 6. Upgrade - 3][4]
4. Accept End User License Agreement and click Next.<br>
![vCenter Server 6. Upgrade - 4][5]
5. VMware vCenter Server installer detected previously installed vCenter Server and it will update it.<br>
![vCenter Server 6. Upgrade - 5][6]
6. Wait for update to finish.<br>
![vCenter Server 6. Upgrade - 6][7]
8. After few minutes vCenter Server 6.* upgrade is finished.<br>
![vCenter Server 6. Upgrade - 7][8]

# Conclusion

In my case upgrade process was smooth and without problems. This is primarily because I installed embedded Platform Services Controller. In case your environment is more complex - you  have external PSCs or other products take a look on following VMware KB article: <a href="https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2109760" target="_blank">Update sequence for vSphere 6.0 and its compatible VMware products (2109760)</a>.

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