We are currently running the following:
vCenter Server 5.5.0, 3142196
ESXi, 5.5.0, 3116895
View 6.1.0 build-2509221
View Composer 6.1.0.2506641
We would like to upgrade to the following:
vCenter Server 6.0.0, 3634793
ESXi, 6.0.0, 3620759
View 7.0.2 build-4356666
View Composer 7.0.2.4350300
What are the upgrade steps we should follow?
In our test environment, we upgraded vCenter and ESXi, to the versions mentioned above, but ran into an issue with recomposing machines with view 6.1. So we upgraded View composer and upgraded the broker and security which seemed to help with the recompose issue. Once we upgraded, we could no longer connect to the VM's (remote display protocol error). We had to upgrade the View agent on the VM's in order to reconnect.
We would like to upgrade our production environment, but obviously we cant upgrade everything in one day. What steps do we need to take to ensure minimal impact on our users and downtime?