Upgrading Existing Remote Clients - VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 Getting Started Manual

To upgrade an Agent:
1. Click Administration | Machines Manager | Licensed Machines | Licensed Windows Machines.
2. Select the machine or machines you are upgrading, and then click the Upgrade Agent icon on the
Licensed Windows Machines toolbar. The Machines page appears.
3. Select a machines option.
Option
All machines
Filtered
machines only
Selected
machine(s)
only
4. Click Next. The Install Options page appears.
5. In the Install From field, select or verify the necessary information.
The default source of the Agent files is the Collector machine. If you have created an Alternate
Source, you can select it from the drop-down list.
The Upgrade process:
Will fail for any machine on which an Agent does not already exist.
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Will use an Agent's current settings. For example, if the Agent uses DCOM, the Upgrade will
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maintain that setting. If the Agent uses HTTP on Port 1024, the Upgrade will maintain that
setting.
Will not upgrade components that do not require upgrading.
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6. Click Next. The Schedule page appears.
7. Schedule the operation. You can enter the Date in the specified format, or click the Calendar icon.
8. Click Next. The Important page appears.
9. Verify the actions that will be performed and then click Finish.

Upgrading Existing Remote Clients

VMware recommends that you upgrade your Remote client versions. When the automatic upgrade
setting (Will Remote automatically upgrade old Remote clients) is set to Yes, the next client-server
contact automatically downloads and install the upgrade files.
If the Remote client does not have a certificate, the upgrade process will automatically extract the
certificate and send it to the client, along with the new Agent.
To automatically upgrade your remote clients:
VMware, Inc.
Definition
Upgrade the Agent on all machines that appear in the list of licensed
machines.
This option is available only if the Licensed Machines list is being filtered.
Upgrade the Agent on all machines that appear in the filtered list of
machines.
Upgrade the Agent only on select individual machines. Use the standard
selection method to select individual machines.
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