Hello,
We're targeting tomorrow morning to begin a vCenter upgrade from 6.0 to 6.5u2, which we've decided the first step of this would be to migrate our vCenter Server from Windows 6.0 to 6.5u2 appliance.This will require us (according to the compatibility matrix) to upgrade our Horizon View from 7.0.3 to 7.1. While I've read -and am currently reading- reams of information, I figured while I am going through the details to add to the project plan, I'd ask for an "upgrade order" guideline because it's been kinda maddening hopping from one caveat/link to another document as VMware intricately weaves a labyrinthine tale of exceptions, musts, nevers and other harrowing steps that are potentially catastrophic.
So, what is best practice to perform this stage of the upgrade? Primarily, we are upgrading our vCenter ESXi environment from 6.0 to 6.5u2. We are migrating from vCenter Server 6.0 Windows to 6.5u2 Appliance. As part of that, to keep seamless operations, we are also upgrading our View environment from 7.0.3 to 7.1, the least minimum revision that is compatible with 6.5u2.
So, specifically:
Should it be broken into stages over a few days?
Should both be done simultaneously?
Do they trade upgrade steps, such as performing step 1, 2 & 3 on vCenter, then 1, 2 & 3 on View, then go back to vCenter and perform 4, 5 & 6...you get the drift.
Or, if linear, which upgrade should we perform entirely first? Is that recommended or possible?
I also plan to continue searching, but a general guideline would be a tremendous help for the purposes of the project plan. I'll backfill the details if any steps are offered.
Thank you very much, I appreciate the help!