{"id":603,"date":"2023-07-29T14:17:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w365.dk\/?p=603"},"modified":"2023-07-30T12:01:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T11:01:36","slug":"how-to-upgrade-vcsa-vcenter-from-7-to-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w365.dk\/index.php\/2023\/07\/29\/how-to-upgrade-vcsa-vcenter-from-7-to-8\/","title":{"rendered":"How to upgrade VCSA \/ vCenter from 7 to 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Requirements:<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Login to <a href=\"http:\/\/my.vmware.com\">my.vmware.com<\/a> (for downloading the ISO and upgrade the license key) <strong>Remember to check whether you have the right to upgrade your vcenter license to 8<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Login to current vCenter (Appliance Root and SSO password)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Start by backuping up your vCenter config, your vCenter and do a Snapshot. Just in case<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h1>Lets upgrade to vCenter 8<\/h1>\n<p>Download the .ISO to vCenter from <a href=\"http:\/\/my.vmware.com\">my.vmware.com<\/a> and mount this on a Windows server in your environment.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the <strong>vcsa-ui-installer\\win32\u00a0<\/strong>and open <strong>installer.exe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-46-42.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-606 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-46-42-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-46-42-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-46-42-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-46-42-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-46-42.png 1132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on <strong>Upgrade<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-47-23.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-607 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-47-23-1024x820.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-47-23-1024x820.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-47-23-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-47-23-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-47-23.png 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-51-19.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-608 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-51-19-1024x841.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-51-19-1024x841.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-51-19-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-51-19-768x631.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-07-18_10-51-19.png 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>i Accept the terms of the license agreement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-609 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1024x838.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1024x838.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enter your source vCenter and click <strong>Connect<\/strong> to source, and enter credentials for it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-610 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-1024x842.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-1024x842.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-768x631.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5.png 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>vCenter Server Appliance:<\/strong> Current vCenter adress \/ ip<\/p>\n<p><strong>SSO User name:<\/strong> typical administrator@vsphere.local<\/p>\n<p><strong>SSO Password: <\/strong>put in your password<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appliance (OS) root password<\/strong>: put in your root password<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>scroll down in the installer, and see next screenshot<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-629\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new2-1024x594.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new2-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new2-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new2-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new2.png 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ESXI Host or vCenter<\/strong>: Current vCenter adress \/ ip<\/p>\n<p><strong>User name:<\/strong> typical administrator@vsphere.local<\/p>\n<p><strong>Password:<\/strong> put in your password<\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-628\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-1024x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new.png 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clcik <strong>Yes, <\/strong>(if you get SSL certificate error)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8.png 591w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>target<\/strong> ESXI host that is going to host your new vSphere 8 vCenter. and click Next<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-619 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-1024x843.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-1024x843.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-768x632.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9.png 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clcik <strong>Yes, <\/strong>(if you get SSL certificate error)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10.png 585w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the new name for your new vCenter 8 and the root password for it, and click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(The name of the new vCenter <strong>cannot<\/strong> be a duplicate of the old vCenter you are already running)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-621 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-1024x840.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-1024x840.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11.png 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Select the Deployment and storage size <\/strong>that fits your setup, i go for the Tiny<\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-622 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-1024x837.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-1024x837.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12.png 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Select a datastore, and click next<\/p>\n<p>(I will go for thin-disk mode , as my datastores not have enough space for Tick.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-623 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-1024x841.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-1024x841.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-768x631.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13.png 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Network<\/strong>: (look at the old vCenter and choose same)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Temporary IP adress:<\/strong>\u00a0Find a temporary free ip, it will take the ip that the source vcenter server uses, once it\u2019s finished!:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subnet Mask or prefix length<\/strong>: Typical 255.255.255.0 (Look at you old vCenter)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Default gateway:<\/strong> Fill out your default gateway<\/p>\n<p><strong>DNS Servers:<\/strong> Fill out your DNS server<\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-624 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-1024x839.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-1024x839.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-768x629.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-625\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15-1024x839.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15-1024x839.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15-768x629.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The installer will now start Building and deploy the new vCenter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-636\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16-1024x834.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16-1024x834.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16-768x625.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16.png 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After some time, Building the new vCenter are completed<\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Coninue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-637\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17-1024x841.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17-1024x841.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17-768x631.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/18.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-639\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/18-1024x840.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/18-1024x840.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/18-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/18-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/18.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>it will make a Pre-upgrade check wait for it to finish<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-641\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-3-1024x842.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-3-1024x842.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-3-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-3-768x631.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new-3.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>there will most likely be some warnings, check if they need to be solved or it doesn&#8217;t matter for your environment,<\/p>\n<p>in my case it&#8217;s ok, so I click <strong>close<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-642\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20-1024x838.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20-1024x838.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20-768x629.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20.png 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Select what you want upgraded, in my case i only need the Configuration and Inventory, then click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-643\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/21-1024x839.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/21-1024x839.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/21-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/21-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/21.png 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-645\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/22-1024x842.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/22-1024x842.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/22-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/22-768x632.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/22.png 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check off <strong><em>i have backed up the source vCenter Server and all the required data from the database<\/em><\/strong>, and click <strong>Finish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-648\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new4-1024x841.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new4-1024x841.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new4-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new4-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/new4.png 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will get a warning that the old vCenter will be switched off, when the network configuration is activated on the new vCenter, click <strong>OK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/24.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-649\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/24.png 585w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/24-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>it will now start move the config from the old vCenter, and then turn off the old vCenter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-650\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/25-1024x839.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/25-1024x839.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/25-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/25-768x629.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/25.png 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>if you don&#8217;t have any vCenter 8 licenses in your environment, you will get this error, click <strong>close<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/27.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-651\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/27.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"943\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/27.png 943w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/27-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/27-768x301.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-652\" src=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28-1024x841.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28-1024x841.png 1024w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/w365.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28.png 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vCenter is know upgraded to 8.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: 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