Installing vCenter Server 5.5 best practices

Sphere 5.1 introduced the vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) component as part of the vCenter Server management infrastructure. This change affects vCenter Server installation. Authentication by vCenter Single Sign-On makes the VMware cloud infrastructure platform more secure by allowing the vSphere software components to communicate with each other through a secure token exchange mechanism. For more informationContinue reading “Installing vCenter Server 5.5 best practices”

Update sequence for vSphere 5.5

This table show the sequence in which the vSphere 5.5 and its compatible VMware products must be updated: VCD VCNS View Composer View Connection Server vCenter Server VR / SRM vCOPS VDP VSA ESXi vShield Edge vShield App vShield Endpoint View Agent/ Client Update Sequence Number 1 2 3 4 5* 6 6 6 6Continue reading “Update sequence for vSphere 5.5”