VMware vCenter Server Appliance Upgrade 6.5A To 6.5B

I would initially advise to backup your appliance, I have completed this using Veeam. You will need to download the latest version of the VMware vCenter Server Appliance Update Bundle. This can be found here (You will need to be logged in). When you have downloaded this ZIP file you will need to browse to the VMware vSphere Appliance Management page. This can be found here https://VCSAFQDN:5480 (Replace with VCSA FQDN or IP). You will need to login using the appliance root credentials. If you have lost or forgotten these credentials you can use this KB to reset them.

When you have logged in you will need to navigate to the Update tab. This will show you the current version of the VMware vCenter Server Appliance that you have installed. You will need to select ‘Check Updates’ this will then show you the latest version under the available updates section.

Select ‘Install All Updates’ to proceed.

You will need to accept the EULA to continue.

The appliance will now start to upgrade to the latest version. You can click ‘Show Details’ for further information.

Shortly after you should see that this has now been completed successfully.

If you navigate back to the Summary tab of the VMware vCenter Server Appliance you will see the Health Statuses are now showing as ‘Unknown’, this is because the appliance requires a reboot after updating.

You can now reboot the appliance from this page by selecting ‘Reboot’.

This will now reboot and refresh the page once the appliance is back online. If not press F5 to refresh your browser page and log back in to the appliance.

You will need to log back in to the VMware vCenter Server Appliance and view the summary tab to confirm the ‘Heath Status’ is now showing as ‘Good’ for all services. You can also check the version on this page to confirm the update has been successful.