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vSphere 6.5 to 7.0 – 1ère Partie – VCSA

par · 1 August 2020

vSphere 7 est disponible depuis le 8 Avril 2020, le besoin de relancer le vLAB afin de m’exercer sur Veeam m’a également donné l’envie d’upgrade mon lab 6.5 en 7.0. J’en profite donc pour vous partager mon process de migration et mon expérience. Enjoy!

A noté qu’il est possible d’upgrade vers vSphere 7.0 que depuis la 6.5 ou 6.7.

Tout d’abord, un KB très intéressant que vous pouvez consulter à cette URL : https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/78221 – ce KB vous indique le séquencement dans votre process de migration avec l’ensemble des produits VMware (vRO, vRA, SRM, NSX, VCSA..)

Comme à chaque upgrade, il est important de vérifier plusieurs points avant de vous lancer :

  • La compatibilité matériel avec vSphere 7.0.
  • Le support de vSphere 7.0 par vos outils (supervision, sauvegarde, réplication..).
  • Plus généralement l’ensemble des dépendances avec votre infrastructure vSphere.

Aussi, pensez à effectuer une sauvegarde de votre vCenter/PSC (Snapshot, logiciel de backup, backup intégré dans VAMI https//ipdevotreVCSA:5480)

Dans notre cas nous allons mettre à jour le VCSA dans un 1er temps puis les ESXi ensuite (dans un 2éme article)

  • Depuis un serveur ou poste d’administration, monter l’iso VCSA 7.0 et lancer l’installer présent dans x:\vcsa-ui-installer\win32
  • Choisir Upgrade
vCenter Server Installer Installer vCenter Server 7.0 Installer Install Install a new vCenter Server Upgrade upgrade an existing vCenter Server Appliance or upgrade and Converge an existing vCenter Server Appliance with an external Platform Services Controller Migrate Migrate from an existing Windows vCenter Server or Migrate and Converge an existing Windows vCenter Server with an external Platform Services Controller @ English v Restore Restore from a previous vCenter Sewer Backup
  • L’assistant vous indique qu’avec vSphere 7 il n’y a plus de PSC externe. Tout est maintenant embedded. Il est indiqué également le process de migration et son fonctionnement en 2 étapes :
  • Etape 1 : Déploiement de la nouvelle VCSA sur l’ESXi Cible.
  • Etape 2 : Copie des données de l’ancienne VCSA vers la nouvelle.

Cliquer sur Next

vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 1 Introduction 2 End user license agreement 3 Connect to source appliance 4 vCenter Server deployment target 5 Set up target vCenter Server VM 6 Select deployment size 7 Select datastore 8 Configure network settings 9 Ready to complete stage 1 Introduction vCenter Server with an external Platform Services Controller will be converged to a vCenter Server with an embedded Platform Services Controller. This installer allows you to upgrade vCenter Server Appliance to 7.0. Learn more Stage 2 Stage 1 Deploy vCenter Server Cpgrade source appliance upgrading the appliance is a two stage process. The first stage involves deploying a new vCenter Server to the target ESXi host or a compute resource in the target vCenter Server. The second stage completes the upgrade process by copying data from the source appliance to the deployed vCenter Server. Make sure you have backed up all data on the source appliance before starting with the upgrade process Click Next, to proceed with stage 1. CANCEL NEXT
  • On accepte les licence agreement puis Next
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Introduction End user license agreement Connect to source appliance vCenter Server deployment target Set up target vCenter Server VM Select deployment size Select datastore Configure network settings Ready to complete stage 1 End user license agreement Read and accept the following license agreement. VMWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TERMS OF THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF ANY TERMS THAT MAY APPEAR DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE. IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: ay DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU (THE INDIVIDUAL OR LEGAL ENTITY) AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ("EULA"). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS EULA, YOU MUST NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, OR USE THE SOFTWARE, AND YOU MUST DELETE OR RETURN THE UNUSED SOFTWARE TO THE VENDOR FROM WHICH YOU ACQUIRED IT WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AND REQUEST A REFUND OF THE LICENSE FEE, IF ANY, THAT YOU PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE. •J accept the terms of the license agreement. CANCEL BACK NEXT
  • L’assistant nous demande de saisir les informations concernant la VCSA source que nous avons en 6.5 ainsi que l’hôte ESXi où est située l’appliance d’origine (Il est donc préférable le temps du process de configurer DRS afin qu’il ne soit pas en automatique)
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Introduction End user license agreement Connect to source appliance vCenter Server deployment target Set up target vCenter Server VM Select deployment size Select datastore Configure network settings Ready to complete stage 1 Connect to source appliance Provide the details for the source vCenter Server Appliance that you want to upgrade Source appliance vCenter Server Appliance Appliance HTTPS port SSO User name SSO Password Appliance (OS) root password vlab-vcsa01_vlab.com administrator@vlab-vsphere]ocal ESXi host or vCenter Server that manages the source appliance ESXi host or vCenter Sewer name HTTps port User name Password vlab-esx01_vlabcom root CANCEL BACK NEXT
  • Connexion à l’appliance VCSA source
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 1 Introduction 2 End user license agreement 3 Connect to source appliance 4 vCenter Server deployment target 5 Set up target vCenter Server VM 6 Select deployment size 7 Select datastore 8 Configure network settings 9 Ready to complete stage 1 Connect to source appliance Provide the details for the source vCenter Server Appliance that you want to upgrade Source appliance vCenter Server Appliance Appliance HTTPS port vlatFÆsa01.vIab.com 443 CONNECT TO SOURCE CANCEL BACK
  • Cliquer sur Yes pour accepter
vCenter Server Installer Installer Certificate Warning If an untrusted SSL certificate is installed on vlab-vcsa01.vlab.com or vlab- esx01_vIab.com, secure communication cannot be guaranteed. Depending on your security policy, this issue might not represent a security concern. The SHAI thumbprints of the certificates are: and To accept and continue, click Yes YES
  • Nous indiquons l’ESXi où nous souhaitons que la VCSA 7 devra être déployée. Dans mon lab j’ai spécifié un ESXi différent pour équilibrer la charge. Puis cliquer sur Next.
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 1 Introduction 2 End user license agreement 3 Connect to source appliance 4 vCenter Server deployment target 5 Set up target vCenter Server VM 6 Select deployment size 7 Select datastore 8 Configure network settings 9 Ready to complete stage 1 vCenter Server deployment target Specify the vCenter Server deployment target settings The target is the ESXi host or vCenter Server instance on which the vCenter Server will be deployed. ESXi host or vCenter Server name H-rrps port user name Password vlab-esx02.vlab.com 443 root CANCEL BACK NEXT
  • Nous devons indiquer le nom de la VM tel qu’elle apparaîtra sur notre ESXi/vCenter ainsi que le mot de passe root que l’on souhaite. Cliquer ensuite sur Next
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 1 Introduction 2 End user license agreement 3 Connect to source appliance 4 vCenter Server deployment target 5 Set up target vCenter Server VM 6 Select deployment size 7 Select datastore 8 Configure network settings 9 Ready to complete stage 1 Set up target vCenter Server VM Specify the VM settings for the vCenter Server to be deployed. VM name Set root password Confirm root password CANCEL BACK NEXT
  • Choisir la taille de notre déploiement, j’ai besoin d’une Tiny pour mon vlab mais cela sera en fonction de votre infrastructure/besoin.
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Introduction End user license agreement Connect to source appliance vCenter Server deployment target Set up target vCenter Server VM Select deployment size Select datastore Configure network settings Ready to complete stage 1 Select deployment size Select the deployment size for this vCenter Server. For more information on deployment sizes, refer to the vSphere 70 documentation. Deployment size Storage size Default Resources required for different deployment sizes Deployment Size vcpus Memory (GB) storage (GB) Source machine Tiny Small Medium Large X-Large 2 4 8 16 24 12 19 28 37 56 240 415 480 700 1065 1805 Hosts (up to) 3 10 100 400 1000 2000 VMs (up to) 2 100 1000 4000 10000 35000 CANCEL BACK NEXT
  • Sélectionner le datastore où vous souhaitez que la VCSA soit déployée. Dans mon lab je l’ai déployée sur mon datastore positionné sur mon Synology DS916+. J’ai également sélectionné un provisionning en thin disk mode.
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Introduction End user license agreement Connect to source appliance vCenter Server deployment target Set up target vCenter Server VM Select deployment size Select datastore Configure network settings Ready to complete stage 1 Select datastore Select the storage location for this vCenter Server Show only compatible datastores Name synods916_01 local datastore sx02 01 e Type VMFS-6 VMFS-5 Capacity 499.75 G8 32.5 258.34 31.55 GB Provisioned •r 241.41 972 MB CANCEL Thin Provisioning Supported Supported Enable Thin Disk Mode @ BACK 2 items NEXT
  • Configurez maintenant le réseau de votre VCSA puis cliquez sur Next
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Introduction End user license agreement Connect to source appliance vCenter Server deployment target Set up target vCenter Server VM Select deployment size Select datastore Configure network settings Ready to complete stage 1 Configure network settings Configure network settings for this vCenter Server Network Temporary network settings Ip version IP assignment Temporal"/ IP address Subnet mask or prefix length Default gateway DNS servers VM Network static 192 1681.83 255255.2550 192 192 CANCEL BACK NEXT
  • Le résumé de votre upgrade s’affiche, vérifiez l’ensemble des points et cliquez sur Next
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade - Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Introduction End user license agreement Connect to source appliance vCenter Server deployment target Set up target vCenter Server VM Select deployment size Select datastore Configure network settings Ready to complete stage 1 Ready to complete stage 1 Review your settings before starting the vCenter Server deployment. Deployment Details source vCSA Target ESXi host VM name Deployment size Storage size Datastore Details Datastore, Disk mode Network Details Network IP settings IP address Subnet mask or prefix length Default gateway vlab-vcsa01_vlab.com vlab-esx02_vlabcom vlab-vcsa-7 Tiny Default synodsg16_01. thin VM Network , static 192.168183 255255_2550 192.1681155 CANCEL BACK FINISH
  • L’ugprade se lance. L’étape 1 consiste dans le déploiement de la VCSA 7 sur votre infrastructure.
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server Deploying the vCenter Server 16% CANCEL
  • Une fois l’étape 1 terminée, vous pouvez cliquer sur Continue
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server @ You have successfully deployed the vCenter Server. To proceed with stage 2 of the deployment process, vCenter Server setup, click Continue. If you exit, you can continue with the vCenter Server setup at any time by logging in to the vCenter Server Management Interface https://192.168_1.83:5480/ CANCEL CLOSE CONTINUE
  • L’assistant pour l’étape 2 apparaît afin de vous guider dans la suite. Cliquez sur Next
vCenter Server Installer Installer 2 3 4 S Upgrade - Stage 2: vCenter Server Introduction Connect to source vCenter Sem Select upgrede data Configure CEIP Reedy to complete Introduction This installer allows you to upgrade vCenter Server Appliance to 7.0. Stage Deploy new vCenter Server Stege 2 O Upgrede source vCenter Server Upgreding the eppliance is e two stage process. The first stage involves deploying e new vCenter Server to the target ESXi host or a compute resource in the target vCenter Server. The second stage completes the upgrede process by copying data from the source appliance to the deployed vCenter Server. Make sure you have backed up all data on the source epplience before starting with the upgrade pruess. Click Next, to oroceed with stage 2. CANCEL NEXT
  • Un pre-check est effectué et vous informera d’ailleurs sur la nécessité de changer votre configuration de DRS durant le process.
vCenter Server Installer Installer vrn upgrade - Stage 2: vCenter Server Connect to source vCenter Server d Connect to source vCenter Ser Source vCenter Server :eec Pre-upgrade checks are in progress ESXi host or vCenter Server that manages the source vCenter Server ESXi host c Center Sen. *TTPS 'ser nam* :ANCEL BACK
vCenter Server Installer Installer vrn upgrade - Stage 2: vCenter Server Pre-upgrade check result sele :eec Warning Resolution Warning Description This ESXi host [vIab-esx03vlab.com] is managed by center Server (192.168.1_9S). Make sure the cluster where this ESXi host resides is not set to Fully Automated DRS for the duretion of the upgrede process. Files that cennot be used with Update Meneger 7.0_0 will not be copied from the source. These files include VM guest OS patch baselines, host upgrade baselines and files, and ESXi 6.0 end lower version host patches baselines. Files that cennot be used with Update Meneger 7.0_0 will not be copied from the source. These files include CLOSE :ANCEL BACK
  • L’assistant vous demande quels données vous souhaitez récupérer. Dans mon cas j’ai choisis seulement la configuration et l’inventaire et je n’ai pas récupéré les logs/métriques de performances.
vCenter Server Installer Installer 2 3 4 S Upgrade - Stage 2: vCenter Server Select upgrade data Introduction Select the data thet you went to copy from the source vCenter Server. Connect to source vCenter Sem The dete sizes shown below represent only the date that will be copied to the target Select upgrade data server. It does not correspond to the ectuel size of your deta on the source server. The identity of the server will also be copied and the source server will remain unchanged. Configure CEIP Configuration and Inventory (1.85 GB) Estimated downtime: 33 minutes Reedy to complete O Configuration. Inventory. Tasks and Events (1.97 GS) O Configuration. Inventory. Tasks. Events and Performance Metrics (1.97 GB) CANCEL BACK NEXT
  • Il est possible de rejoindre le CEIP qui permet d’améliorer le produit en émettant des données à VMware.
vCenter Server Installer Installer 2 3 4 S Upgrade - Stage 2: vCenter Server Introduction Connect to source vCenter Sem Select upgrede data configure CEP Reedy to complete configure CEP Join the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program Participating in VMwere's Customer Experience Improvement Progrem ("CEIP") enables VMware to provide you with e proactive, reliable, and consistent vSphere environment and experience. Exemples of such enhancements cen be seen in the following features: vSphere Health vSAN Online Heelth vCenter Server Updete Planner vSAN Performance Analytics Host Hardware Competibility vSAN Support Insight CEIP collects configuration, feature usage, end performance information. No personelly identifiable information is collected. All data is sanitized end obfuscated prior to being received by VMware_ For edditional information on CEIP and the data collected, please see VMwere's Join the VMware's Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) CANCEL BACK NEXT
  • L’assistant vous indique le résumé de votre upgrade et vous devez cocher la case comme quoi vous avez effectuez un backup de votre vCenter avant le lancement du process.
vCenter Server Installer Installer 2 3 4 S Upgrade - Stage 2: vCenter Server Introduction Connect to source vCenter Sem Select upgrede data Configure CEIP Reedy to complete Ready to complete Review settings before completing the wizard. Source vCenter Server with embedded PSC FQDN or IP address Version vlab-vcse01_vleb.com 6.5 Target Center Server with embedded PSC FQDN or IP address (temporery) FQDN or IP address (post-upgrade) Version Upgrade Data Dete to copy Size vlab-vcse01_vleb.com 700.10300 Configuration only l_8S GS Customer Experience Improvement Program CEIP setting Opted in I have backed up the source vCenter Server and all the required data from the database. CANCEL BACK FINISH
  • Une fois cliqué sur Finish le process est lancé, il n’y a plus qu’à aller se servir un café 😉
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade Stage 2: Data transfer and vCenter Server setup is in progress 1. Copy data trom source vCenter Server to target vCenter Server 25% Exporting dete from source system_._ 2. Set up target vCenter Server and start services 3. Import copied data to target vCenter Server
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade Stage 2: Data transfer and vCenter Server setup is in progress 1. Copy data trom source vCenter Server to target vCenter Server 2. Set up target vCenter Server and start services Starting VMwere Appliance Configuration.. 3. Import copied data to target vCenter Server
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade Messages Information i Information i vSphere 7.0 disables the TLS 1.0 end TLS 1.1 protocols for improved security Note: Some applicetions might support only the older protocols. To revert to the less secure TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols, run the TLS Reconfigurator tool. Tool locetion: vCenter Server Appliance: /usr/lib/vmwere- TlsReconfigurator/VcTlsReconfigurator See https://kb_vmwere.com/kb/2147469 for details. If using Auto Deploy, update the DHCP settings and update the TFTP settings with the new set of tramp files from the new Auto Deploy server. CLOSE
  • L’étape 2 est finie et vous pouvez vous connecter sur votre vCenter de nouveau qui est maintenant en vSphere 7!
vCenter Server Installer Installer Upgrade Stage 2_ Complete 1. Copy data trom source vCenter Server to target vCenter Server 2. Set up target vCenter Server and start services 3. Import copied data to target vCenter Server 100% Complete Data trensfer end vCenter Server setup hes been completed successfully. Click on the link below to get started. Press close to exit. vCenter Server Getting Started Page https://vlab-vcse01_vleb.com:443 CLOSE
  • J’en ai profité pour passer mon UI en dark mode (fonctionnalité introduite en 6.7 Update 1)

Pour conclure la migration est vraiment très simple et VMware a bien travaillé sur son process afin de nous demander le moins d’efforts possible.

Les étapes suivantes (non couvertes dans ce post) :

  • Upgrade les ESXi en 7.0: il y a plusieurs méthodes, mais une méthode intéressante est l’utilisation du Lifecycle Manager (Anciennement Update Manager)
  • (Non obligatoire mais conseillé) Upgrade le niveau hardware des VMs
  • (Non obligatoire mais conseillé) Upgrade les VMware tools
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