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Pre-note *If you had upgrade vCetner, please reboot vCenter before installation. 1. Run Horizon View Composer installation wizard and click "Next" 2. Accept license agreement and click "Next" 3. System will detect previous installation path, make sure it is correct and click "Next" 4. Verify Composer ODBC DSN is correct and enter username and password for this database connection. 5. Verify Composer SOAP port is 18443 (if you have change it before,please change it to your customize port else leave it to default), another hand is about certificate, by default it will create default SSL certificate, in my case - I change it to "Use an existing SSL certificate" 6. Ready to install the program, if everything is fine, click "Install" 7. Click "Finish" to close Installation windows ...

Pre-noted: Close vSphere client before you install vCenter minima memory is 8GB Backup vCenter database Start Upgrade: 1. insert vSphere vCenter 6 to CD/DVD 2. Select "vCenter Server for Windows" then click "Install" 3. Click "Next" for start upgrade process 4. Agree the EULA and click "Next" 5. Enter vCenter 5.5 SSO and vCenter 5.5 administrator credentials then click "Next" 6. Running pre-upgrade  7. After pre-upgrade, check the Ports of vCenter is correct then click "Next" 8. Check Installation path, if you want to change it, please click "Change", after you done, click "Next" 9. Confirm the settings and click "Upgrade" ...

When upgrade ESXi 6 with Qlogic (Brocade) BR-1020, you have several method. 1. Upgrade by "update manager", after upgrade re-install Qlogic BR-1020 driver (bna/bfa) manually. 2. Upgrade by CD/DVD, you need to update BR-1020 driver to ESXi5.5/6 3. Make new ESXi 6 CD/DVD with BR-1020 driver then do upgrade.