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2V0-621 · Question #126

An administrator tries to connect the vSphere 5.5 Client to an ESXi 6.x host. What will happen when this takes place?

The correct answer is C. The operation will prompt the administrator to run a script to upgrade the vSphere Client. When an older vSphere 5.5 Client connects to an ESXi 6.x host, the host prompts the user to run an upgrade script rather than failing outright or upgrading silently.

Section 4 – Upgrade vSphere 6.x to vSphere 6.x

Question

An administrator tries to connect the vSphere 5.5 Client to an ESXi 6.x host. What will happen when this takes place?

Options

  • AThe operation will fail, since the vSphere Client is deprecated in vSphere 6.x.
  • BThe operation will fail and the administrator will need to delete the client and install the 6.x
  • CThe operation will prompt the administrator to run a script to upgrade the vSphere Client.
  • DThe operation will update the vSphere Client silently in the background, then connect.

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    86% (32)
  • D
    8% (3)

Why each option

When an older vSphere 5.5 Client connects to an ESXi 6.x host, the host prompts the user to run an upgrade script rather than failing outright or upgrading silently.

AThe operation will fail, since the vSphere Client is deprecated in vSphere 6.x.

While the legacy vSphere Client is eventually deprecated, it is not fully blocked from connecting in a way that causes a hard failure with no recovery path in 6.x; the host provides an upgrade prompt instead.

BThe operation will fail and the administrator will need to delete the client and install the 6.x

A full uninstall-and-reinstall is not required; the upgrade script mechanism handles the version transition without needing the administrator to manually delete the existing client.

CThe operation will prompt the administrator to run a script to upgrade the vSphere Client.Correct

ESXi 6.x detects a version mismatch when an older vSphere Client attempts to connect and presents the administrator with a prompt to run an upgrade script to bring the client to the compatible version, maintaining a guided upgrade path rather than a hard failure or silent update.

DThe operation will update the vSphere Client silently in the background, then connect.

VMware does not silently auto-update client software in the background; the upgrade process requires an explicit administrator action triggered by the on-screen prompt.

Concept tested: vSphere Client version compatibility and upgrade prompt behavior

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-CE128B59-E236-45FF-9A0D-69F56BAA1975.html

Topics

#vSphere Client compatibility#ESXi 6.x#client upgrade#version compatibility

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