Phase | Steps |
I | Upgrade vCloud Director cells from 1.5.x to 5.1. Upgrade vCloud Networking and Security Manager and deployed vCloud Networking and Security Edge 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 | vCloud Director 5.1 can manage existing vSphere 5.0, however new features are not available until the components in phases II, III, and IV 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 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 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. |