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2V0-621 · Question #153

An administrator is unable to upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance from version 5.1 Update 2 to version 6.0. What is a likely reason for this?

The correct answer is A. vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 does not support upgrades from version 5.1 Update 2.. vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 only supports direct upgrades from version 5.5, making a direct upgrade from 5.1 Update 2 unsupported without an intermediate step.

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

Question

An administrator is unable to upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance from version 5.1 Update 2 to version 6.0. What is a likely reason for this?

Options

  • AvCenter Server Appliance 6.0 does not support upgrades from version 5.1 Update 2.
  • BvCenter Server Appliance must be joined to an Active Directory domain before upgrading to
  • CvCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 2 uses an incompatible database for upgrading to version
  • DvCenter Server Appliance 6.0 must be upgraded using the vSphere Web Client.

How the community answered

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  • A
    88% (52)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    7% (4)
  • D
    3% (2)

Why each option

vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 only supports direct upgrades from version 5.5, making a direct upgrade from 5.1 Update 2 unsupported without an intermediate step.

AvCenter Server Appliance 6.0 does not support upgrades from version 5.1 Update 2.Correct

VMware's documented upgrade path for vCSA 6.0 requires the source appliance to be running version 5.5. An administrator on 5.1 Update 2 must first upgrade to 5.5 before proceeding to 6.0, as no direct migration path exists between those two versions.

BvCenter Server Appliance must be joined to an Active Directory domain before upgrading to

Active Directory domain membership is not a prerequisite for upgrading vCSA and has no bearing on version compatibility.

CvCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 2 uses an incompatible database for upgrading to version

vCSA uses an embedded vPostgres database that is compatible across supported upgrade paths; the embedded database format is not the limiting factor here.

DvCenter Server Appliance 6.0 must be upgraded using the vSphere Web Client.

The vCSA upgrade is performed using a dedicated installer package, not from within the vSphere Web Client.

Concept tested: vCSA 6.0 supported upgrade path requirements

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.upgrade.doc/GUID-overview.html

Topics

#VCSA upgrade#version compatibility#vCenter 5.1 to 6.0#upgrade prerequisites

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