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ENABLE LINKED MODE VCENTER 6.5 UPGRADE
Open the installer.exe program located on the ISO image in the \.\vcsa-ui-installer\win32 and select the Upgrade option because the PSC is already running on an appliance.The old PSC can be removed from the vCenter Server inventory once the migration is successful. This procedure will create e new PSC and migrate all setting. Open the vSphere Web Client and verify that you can log in using the administrator credentials. When successful, you should see the following message. Note that this process can take several minutes.Open the command prompt and change the directory to \.\VMware\vCenter Server\binĬmsso-util reconfigure -repoint-psc -username -domain-name -passwd Ĭmsso-util reconfigure -repoint-psc -username administrator -domain-name dr-lab-e.local -passwd VMware123!.On the Widows vCenter Server, log in as the Administrator.The next step in the procedure is to repoint the vCenter Server to the new PSC. When the second PSC is successfully deployed, you should be able to manage it in the vCenter Server inventory in the Administration -> Deployment/System Configuration -> Nodes menu. Review the settings and click Finish to start the PSC deployment.Make sure you scroll down and configure the NTP settings and enable SSH if applicable. Configure the network settings for the PSC appliance.Select a datastore to store the new PSC and enable Thin Disk Mode if applicable.Click Next again on the appliance size.Next, from the drop-down menu, select the SSO Site name and click Next.
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Select Join an SSO domain in an existing vCenter 6.0 platform services controller and enter the FQDN or IP address of the SSO host which in this case is the Windows vCenter Server, and provide the administrator password.Enter the SSO domain and the administrator password. Next, select Join an existing SSO domain and enter the FQDN or IP address of the embedded PSC running on the vCenter Server 6.