Phase | Steps |
I | Upgrade vCloud Director Cells from 1.5.x to 5.1. Upgrade Manager and deployed Edges from 5.0 to 5.1. Upgrade Chargeback from 2.0.1 to 2.5. (Optional) Upgrade the Oracle/SQL Database versions on database servers. |
Deferring next phase affect | VCD 5.1 can manage existing vSphere 5.0, however new features and functionality are not available until the components below are upgraded. |
II | Upgrade vCenter Server from 5.0 to 5.1. Upgrade vCenter Orchestrator 5.0 to 5.1 (equivalent). |
Deferring next phase affect | vCenter Server 5.1 and vCenter Orchestrator 5.1 can manage vSphere ESXi 5.0, however new features and functionality are not available until the components below are upgraded. |
III | Upgrade vSphere hosts from 5.0 to 5.1. |
Deferring next phase affect | New features and functionality are not available until the components below are upgraded. |
IV | Upgrade vSphere Distributed Switches. Update vCloud Director configuration. Upgrade vApp hardware levels to hardware version 9. Upgrade VMware Tools. |