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How to Migrate Windows vCenter Server to VCSA 7.0 Part-02

Migrate vCenter to VCSA, First blog, migrate Windows vCenter Server to VCSA Part-01. In the blog, migrate – Stage 2: vCenter Server.

Migrate Windows vCenter Server

1- Migrate – Stage 1: Deploy vCenter Server, then click continue

successfully deployed the vcenter

2- Migrate Windows vCenter Server, introduction option and then click next to begin the migration wizard.

migrate vCenter Server introduction

3- Migrate Windows vCenter Server pre-migration check result then click close

pre-migration check result

The source VMware vCenter details are imported from stage 1.

4- My source Windows vCenter Server join to a domain, Type AD credentials to join the VCSA to the domain.


Click Next

migrate vCenter Server join ad domain

5- Select the data to migrate and then click next

migrate vCenter Server select migration data

6- Select whether or not to join the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program and then click Next.

migrate vCenter Server configure ceip

7- Review the migrate windows VMware vCenter summary settings and then click Finish. Data will now be migrate to the VCSA

migrate vCenter Server ready to complete

8- Once complete the Windows VMware vCenter Server will be powered off and the network settings transferred to the vCenter 7.0 (VCSA). If you urgently need to power back on the Windows server to retrieve files or such like and then do so with the vNICs disconnected, otherwise you will cause an IP/host name conflict on the network

migrate vCenter Server shutdown warning

9- View the VMware Migration Assistant progress

vmware migration assistant

10- Migrate Windows vCenter Server start copy data from source to target

migrate Stage 2 data transfer and vcenter

11- Log in to your vCenter Server type password and then click login

migrate log in to vcenter server

12- Set up target vCenter Server

migrate Stage 2 data transfer and vcenter

13- Import copied data to target vCenter Server

migrate Stage 2 data transfer and vcenter

14- Click close

vsphere 7.0 disable the tls 1.0 message

15- Windows vCenter Server successfully migrate to VCSA

migrate Stage 2 data transfer and vcenter

Post-Installation

16- Connect to the vCenter Server using the IP or FQDN of the vCenter. Click on Launch vSphere Client (HTML5).

launch vsphere client (html5)

17- Type vCenter Server username, password and then click on login

vmware vsphere client login

18- After successfully login with vCenter Server you can see Windows vCenter Server successfully migrate to vCenter Server 7.

vmware vsphere client 7

For more details click here

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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