{"id":57140,"date":"2023-04-18T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T07:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=57140"},"modified":"2023-04-14T16:47:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:47:02","slug":"vmware-vsphere-replication-8-3-upgrade-to-8-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-vsphere-replication-8-3-upgrade-to-8-6\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware vSphere Replication 8.3 upgrade to 8.6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57142 size-full\" title=\"vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-01.jpg\" alt=\"vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To perform the <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-replication-8-x-deployment-pt-1\/\">VMware vSphere Replication<\/a> 8.3 upgrade to 8.6, the procedure is not complicated and has a <strong>minimal impact<\/strong> on the service availability.<\/p>\n<p>vSphere Replication 8.6 by VMware it's a <strong>replication solution<\/strong> designed to implement a DR environment for vSphere platform to <strong>protect mission-critical VMs<\/strong> in your infrastructure.<br \/>\n<!--more--><span id=\"more-41367\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title sectiontitle\"><span id=\"GUID-30083484-FB13-485E-AEC9-0695EADB7B3D__d7e1231\" class=\"ph productname\">vSphere Replication<\/span>\u00a0upgrade path<\/h2>\n<p>vSphere Replication can be upgraded in different ways depending on the starting version to upgrade and the target version:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ISO file<\/strong> - used to upgrade vSphere Replication to a major version (for example from 6.5.1 or 8.1 to 8.2)<\/li>\n<li id=\"GUID-30083484-FB13-485E-AEC9-0695EADB7B3D__d7e1241\" class=\"p\"><strong>VAMI, Update Manager, ISO file<\/strong> - used to install an update release (for example from 8.3 to 8.5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before proceeding with the upgrade, we need to verify the <strong>correct upgrade path<\/strong> by checking the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.vmware.com\/en\/vSphere-Replication\/8.6\/rn\/vsphere-replication-compat-matrix-8-6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compatibility Matrices for vSphere Replication 8.6<\/a>. Since we are going to upgrade to a major version, <strong>VAMI or vSphere Update Manager<\/strong> cannot be used to upgrade vSphere Replication from 8.3 to 8.6 version.<\/p>\n<p>A direct upgrade <strong>from 8.3 to 8.6 is not supported<\/strong> and an intermediate step is then required.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade sequence will be the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>step 1 - from 8.3 to 8.5<\/li>\n<li>step 2 - from 8.5 to 8.6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1. Upgrade from 8.3 to 8.5<\/h2>\n<p>From VMware website, download vSphere Replication 8.6 in <strong>ISO format<\/strong>\u00a0and save it to a\u00a0<strong>datastore reachable from your hosts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>From vSphere Client, right click the vSphere Replication Appliance and select <strong>Edit Settings<\/strong>. In the\u00a0<strong>CD\/DVD drive 1<\/strong>\u00a0section select the\u00a0<strong>Datastore ISO file<\/strong> option and set the link to version 8.5.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57144 size-large\" title=\"vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-02-600x426.jpg\" alt=\"vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using your favorite browser, type the address of the current vSphere Replication VAMI appliance <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/&lt;IP_Address_VAMI&gt;:5480<\/span><\/em>. Enter the <strong>root credentials<\/strong> and click <strong>Login<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57152\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-03-600x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"180\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Go to <strong>Update<\/strong> tab and click <strong>Settings<\/strong>. Since we are performing a major update, we need to select the option <strong>Use CDROM Updates<\/strong>\u00a0then click <strong>Save Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57160\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-04-600x396.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Now go to <strong>Status<\/strong> section and click <strong>Check Updates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57162\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-05-600x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"233\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>When the system detects the new <strong>Available Updates<\/strong>, click <strong>Install Updates<\/strong> to proceed with the upgrade.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57166\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-07-600x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Accept<\/strong> to accept the EULA.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57168\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-08-600x524.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"524\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57170\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"121\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The upgrade is being installed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57172\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"101\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>After a few minutes, the new login page is displayed. To login to the new VAMI <strong>you need the admin password<\/strong> but since this password was not available in the previous version, you need to generate it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57174\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-11-600x324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>From vSphere Client, select the VMware vReplication appliance and click on <strong>Launch Web Console<\/strong> to access the console.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57176\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-12-600x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Login<\/strong> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57178\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-13-600x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Enter the <strong>root credentials<\/strong> with the <strong>Password<\/strong> used in previous version then type the <em>passwd<\/em> command to specify the new password.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"># passwd admin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57180\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"147\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Try to login to VAMI using the new password. Click <strong>Log In<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57182\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-15-600x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"307\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The login succeeds and you can see the installed <strong>version is now reported as 8.5.0<\/strong>. Click <strong>Reconfigure<\/strong> at the top-right to link vSphere Replication to the vCenter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57184\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-16-600x301.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Enter the required vCenter information then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57187\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-17-600x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Connect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57189\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"335\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The specified vCenter is displayed. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57191\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-19-600x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Again, click <strong>Connect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57193\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"335\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Enter required settings for vSphere Replication configuration and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57195\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-21-600x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to complete the procedure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57197\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-22-600x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>vSphere Replication is configured in the vCenter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57199\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"262\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The vCenter is now reporting the new <strong>registered version 8.5.0.xx<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57201\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-24-600x311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"311\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Step 2. Upgrade from 8.5 to 8.6<\/h2>\n<p>Because we want to install the latest available vSphere Replication version, we need to perform the step of upgrading from version 8.5 to 8.6.<\/p>\n<p>Since we are upgrading to a major release, we need to <strong>attach the ISO file<\/strong> to the appliance to upgrade. Right click the appliance and select <strong>Edit Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57203\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-25-600x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>From <strong>CD\/DVD drive 1<\/strong> field, select <strong>Datastore ISO File<\/strong> option to mount the upgrade file.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57209\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-26-600x426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Select the correct upgrade file and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57211\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-27-600x408.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Once the ISO file has been selected, make sure the <strong>CD\/DVD drive 1<\/strong> is set as <strong>Connected<\/strong>. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57213\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-28-600x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>From vSphere Replication VAMI, go to <strong>Update<\/strong> section and click <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57215\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-29-600x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Use CD-ROM<\/strong> as <strong>Update source<\/strong> then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57217\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-30.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"379\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The new version is now detected by the system. Click <strong>Install<\/strong> to proceed with the upgrade to version 8.6.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57219\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-31-600x345.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Accept the EULA and click <strong>Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57222\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-32-600x425.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The upgrade is installed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57225\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"130\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>From the VAMI interface, enter the <em>admin<\/em> credentials and click <strong>Log In<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57227\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-34-600x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"307\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The reported version is now 8.6.0. The upgrade was successful. Now click Configure to link at the top-right and follow same steps as explained above.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57229\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-35-600x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"245\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>When the link to the vCenter has been established successfully, the vCenter reports the <strong>upgraded version 8.6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57231\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vsphere-replication-8.3-upgrade-to-8.6-36-600x311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"311\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The upgrade procedure from version 8.3 to 8.6 has been completed successfully. Now you can take advantage of the <strong>new available features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To perform the VMware vSphere Replication 8.3 upgrade to 8.6, the procedure is not complicated and has a minimal impact on the service availability. vSphere Replication 8.6 by VMware it's a replication solution designed to implement a DR environment for vSphere platform to protect mission-critical VMs in your infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":57142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2138,2642],"tags":[579,876,2640],"class_list":["post-57140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-backup-en","category-vsphere-replication-en","tag-backup-en","tag-upgrade-en","tag-vsphere-replication-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}