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2V0-622 · 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 Client detects a version mismatch with an ESXi host, it prompts the administrator to upgrade the client before proceeding.

Section 4 – Upgrade vSphere 6.x to vSphere 6.5

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

(50 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    90% (45)
  • D
    6% (3)

Why each option

When an older vSphere Client detects a version mismatch with an ESXi host, it prompts the administrator to upgrade the client before proceeding.

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

While the legacy vSphere Client is deprecated in 6.x, the connection does not fail outright - it prompts for an upgrade rather than refusing entirely.

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

Manually deleting and reinstalling is not required because the client itself provides an upgrade prompt and path.

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

The vSphere 5.5 Client performs a version compatibility check upon connection to an ESXi 6.x host. Because it detects a newer host version, it presents a prompt asking the administrator to run an upgrade script or installer to bring the client up to the required version before the connection can proceed.

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

The vSphere Client does not perform silent background updates - administrator action through a prompt is required.

Concept tested: vSphere Client version compatibility with ESXi 6.x

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.upgrade.doc/GUID-5D9D0B7C-4B13-4C35-89E1-339B03E5E818.html

Topics

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

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