The upgrade of vCenter Server for Windows consists of the same steps as the PSC upgrade:
- Perform a backup of the Windows Server that hosts the vCenter Server as well as the SQL database (if external is used).
- Mount the vCenter Server for Windows 6.7 installation image.
- Start the installation of the vCenter Server for Windows.
- The installation will discover that the previous version of vCenter is running and the upgrade will be performed instead.
- Follow the installation wizard, provide the SSO administrative password, and customize the installation directories if necessary.
- In the summary of the upgrade, you need to explicitly confirm that the backup was taken. Otherwise, the Upgrade option will be grayed out.
After you log in to the vCenter Server, you will see that the configuration is intact (for example, custom virtual machine folders) and that you are running vCenter 6.7:
