Hi folks,
I have Dell PowerEdge R730 running VMware ESXi 6.0 that is being managed by vSphere client. Unfortunately, I don't have vCenter. My goal is to upgrade VMware 6.0 to 6.5 or 6.7 (preferred). I already verified, server and license support both versions. I do have a few doubts:
Can I easily upgrade from 6.0 to 6.7, or I need to do an incremental upgrade from 6.0 to 6.5, and then to 6.7?
In case the upgrade fails, would I be able to do rollback and boot from 6.0?
I plan to update iDRAC, RAID, and BIOS firmware on Dell PowerEdge R730. Do I need to do it before VMware upgrade?
Where should I download 6.5 or 6.7 images, is it from the VMware website or I should go with a customized image for PowerEdge R730? I ask because I saw on the Dell site, these are ISO file for different VMware images, 6.7, 6.7 U1, 6.7 U2 and 6.7 U3.
What would be the upgrade procedure, is it standard - shutting down VMs, hosts, booting from the USB, choosing Upgrade and following the steps?
Many thanks.
Best
Yaz