With the growth of VMware ecosystem with components such as VSAN and NSX, vCenter Server has become a critical component of vSphere environment. Therefore, VMware has provided a simple way to backup vCenter Server appliance as needed and according to the BCP guidelines of the institution. vCenter Server Appliance supports file-based backup over protocols such as FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP, NFS, and SMB. We need to provide a remote location as backup destination and VCSA does not retain any backups locally. So let’s start the configuration. I am using an FTP endpoint as a backup location. First, we need to log into the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface. Then,…
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How to update vCenter Server
Applying minor updates to vCenter and Platform Service Controller appliances is little bit different than upgrading to Major versions. You are able to apply the updates using the online repository or using your own repository or using the patch ISO. Today we will look at how to apply minor updates to vCenter and PSA using on-premise repo or patch CD. Update vCenter/PSC using on-premise repository First you need to download the repository bundle from my.vmware.com. Upgrade repository is located in the same place where you find the vCenter installation media, under the name “VMware vCenter Server Appliance Update Bundle” Then extract the update bundle into a web server you prefer.…
