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tdubb123
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Expert
‎03-31-2015 10:34 PM

vsphere 5.5 to 6

before upgrading to 6, Does the Storage needs to be upgraded or at least support vvol before upgrading esxi to 6?

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brunofernandez1
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‎03-31-2015 11:10 PM

you can check here if your storage is supported:

VMware Compatibility Guide: System Search

with vpshere 6 they work still with vmfs5 so normally you don't need to "upgrade" your storage

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akodenkiri
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VMware Employee
‎04-01-2015 12:29 AM

Please go through following documentation for Upgrade Requirements and ensure your system is prepared for vCenter Server 6.0 upgrade

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-60/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.upgrade.doc/GUID-18B7B4BB-C24A-49CD-AE76-...

Regards

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