Install VCSA Updates
Install VCSA Updates
Here is how to update VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance specifically version 7) with the web UI
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- Make sure you have a backup of your VCSA. I like to have a backup and a snapshot to be extra safe.
- Click on you VCSA server
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- Click on the Update tab
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- In Update Planner select the update you want to install and click on Generate Report and select Interoperability. (this will check and make sure everything is compatible in your VCSA setup)
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- Double check and make sure everything is good
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- Go back to Update Planner and click on Generate Report and click on Pre-Update Checks
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- If no issues are found then you can click on the like to open Appliance Management
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- Login to VMware vCenter Server Management (this will likely be your VCSA root username and password)
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- Click on Update
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- Select the update and expand it and click on run Pre-update checks
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- If the Pre-update checks passed then click on Stage Only (Staging will pre load the update to VCSA to reduce downtime.)
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- After the update has been staged you can now click on Install
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- Agree to the stuff
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It will run some pre update checks
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- Give it your VCSA Administrator password
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- Make sure you have a backup.
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Now the install with do it’s thing
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After the install is done you can now login to your updated VCSA
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