
Upgrade: if you want to upgrade an existing VCSA to 6.5 version.Install: to run the VCSA installation (I choose this option).When you have run the installer, you can see that you have several options: Once you have downloaded the VCSA 6.5 ISO, you can run vcsa-ui-installer\win32\installer.exe At least 4GB on your host and 20GB on a datastore.The ISO of VCSA 6.5 ( you can download it from here).A running ESXi host reachable from the network.

To deploy your VCSA 6.5 you need the following:
VCENTER 6.5 HOW TO
In this topic, I’ll show you how to deploy a standalone VCSA 6.5 from a client computer. The only con of VCSA is that it is a black box. The VCSA is free where you have to pay a license for the Windows vCenter.

VCENTER 6.5 UPDATE
Moreover, with vSphere 6.5, the update manager is integrated to vCenter. The below table introduces the Windows versus VCSA scalability (vSphere 6.0 information):Īs you can see, there is no advantage anymore to use Windows vCenter. With vSphere 6.5, the VCSA support the simplified native vCenter High Availability which is available only for the VCSA (not for Windows). Since vSphere 6, the VCSA can manage more hosts and more VM and is more robust and scalable.

A virtual appliance that is based on Linux (vCenter Server Appliance: VCSA).A Software to be deployed on a Windows Server (physical or virtual).Last month, VMware has released the vSphere 6.5 version which includes the vCenter. It enables to manage from a single pane of glass all your VMware virtual infrastructure. VMware vCenter is a management software for your vSphere environment.
