Follow this high-level process to upgrade a vCenter Server:
- Identify the products and services that depend on vCenter Server, and those that vCenter Server depends on.
- Verify product interoperability for all of the components and the upgraded vCenter version by using the VMware Product Interoperability matrices. Remember to also validate the compatibility with the third-party products integrated with vCenter.
- Verify database support for the upgrade version by using the VMware Product Interoperability matrices.
- Determine the proper upgrade path for upgrading VMware products dependent on vCenter by using the VMware Product Interoperability matrices.
- Determine the upgrade order to ensure the interoperability of all components.
- Upgrade vCenter and its supporting components.