2V0-622 · Question #158
A failed upgrade from vCenter Server version 5.x to version 6.0 produces the following error: [00800 error 'Default'] Database version id '600' is incompatible with this release of VirtualCenter. What
The correct answer is A. There was a database schema upgrade failure during the installation.. A database version ID mismatch during a vCenter Server upgrade means the installer could not successfully transform the existing schema to the new version, leaving it in an incompatible state.
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A failed upgrade from vCenter Server version 5.x to version 6.0 produces the following error:
[00800 error 'Default'] Database version id '600' is incompatible with this release of VirtualCenter. What is the cause of the upgrade failure?
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- AThere was a database schema upgrade failure during the installation.
- BThe VMWAREVCMSDS service was upgraded before the vCenter Server service.
- CThe VMware Directory Service database failed during the installation.
- DThere was an incompatible ODBC driver version for the database.
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- C21% (4)
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Why each option
A database version ID mismatch during a vCenter Server upgrade means the installer could not successfully transform the existing schema to the new version, leaving it in an incompatible state.
The error message explicitly states that the database version ID '600' is incompatible with the VirtualCenter release being installed. This occurs when the installer-driven schema upgrade process fails mid-execution, leaving the database at an intermediate or incorrect version number that the vCenter Server service then refuses to use.
The VMWAREVCMSDS service is part of vCenter SSO/Directory Services and its upgrade order does not affect the VirtualCenter database version ID reported in this error.
The VMware Directory Service database (vmdir) is a separate component from the vCenter inventory/configuration database; a vmdir failure produces different error messages.
An incompatible ODBC driver would produce a connection error or driver version mismatch message, not a database schema version ID incompatibility error.
Concept tested: vCenter Server upgrade database schema migration failure
Source: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2130599
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