vSphere 6.0 is here! – KBs you need to know about

vSphere 6.0 has been released for all to download. We’re sure vSphere users are all eager to install a copy and start kicking the tires, and we’re just as eager to see that you get started on the right foot. With this in mind, we have created the following list of Knowledge Base articles that are brand new, or have been updated for vSphere 6. You’ll notice lots of how-to KBs here.

ESXi\Hypervisor

Devices deprecated and unsupported in ESXi 6.0 (2087970)

Update sequence for vSphere 6.0 and its compatible VMware products (2109760)

ESXi/ESX hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions list (2007240)

Troubleshooting native drivers in ESXi 5.5 or later (2044993)

Methods for upgrading to ESXi 6.0 (2109711)

Methods of installing ESXi 6.0 (2109708)

Installing or upgrading to ESXi 6.0 best practices (2109712)

Installing async drivers on VMware ESXi 5.x and ESXi 6.0.x (2005205)

vSphere\vCenter Server

Important Information before upgrading to vSphere 6.0 (2110293)

List of recommended topologies for vSphere 6.0.x (2108548)

Methods for upgrading to ESXi 6.0 (2109711)

Methods of installing ESXi 6.0 (2109708)

Installing or upgrading to ESXi 6.0 best practices (2109712)

Installing async drivers on VMware ESXi 5.x and ESXi 6.0.x (2005205)

Devices deprecated and unsupported in ESXi 6.0 (2087970)

Minimum requirements for the VMware vCenter Server 6.x Appliance (2106572)

Stopping, starting, or restarting VMware vCenter Server 6.0 services (2109881)

vCenter Server

Upgrading to vCenter Server 5.5 best practices (2109772)

Installing vCenter Server 6.0 Best Practices (2107948)

Methods for installing vCenter Server 5.5 (2053142)

Upgrading to vCenter Server 6.0 without migrating SQL database to vPostgres (2109321)

Upgrading to VMware vCenter Server 6.0 with an embedded Platform Services Controller from vCenter Server 5.5 installed using the simple install method (2109559)

Upgrading VMware vCenter Single Sign-on 5.5 to a VMware vCenter Server 6.0 Platform Services Controller 6.0 (2109560)

Upgrading VMware vCenter Server 5.5 to vCenter Server 6.0 with an external Platform Services Controller (2109562)

vSphere with Operations Management Support Center

VMware vSphere and vSphere with Operations Management 6.x Licensing and Compatibility FAQ (2107528)

End of Availability and End of Support Life for VMware vCloud Director 5.1 Standalone (2057589)

Unable to connect to vRealize Operations appliance (2000208)

Active Directory account locks out due to repeated failed login attempts from vCenter Server (2001703)

Collecting diagnostic information for VMware vRealize Operations Enterprise 1.0 and VMware vRealize Operations Standalone 5.x (2006599)

VSAN

Collecting diagnostic information for VMware products (1008524)

Configuring Virtual SAN VMkernel networking (2058368)

Enabling or disabling a Virtual SAN cluster (2058322)

vSphere 6. Virtual SAN requirements (2106708)

Adding a host back to a Virtual SAN cluster after an ESXi host rebuild (2059091)

Requirements and considerations for the deployment of VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) (2068911)

Migration from vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA) to VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) (2068923)

SRM

Collecting diagnostic information for Site Recovery Manager (1009253)

Requirements when using trusted certificates with VMware Site Recovery Manager 1.0.x/4.0.x/4.1.x/5.x (1008426)

Operational Limits for Site Recovery Manager 6.0 (2105500)

How Site Recovery Manager Handles Storage DRS Tagging (2108196)

Setting up VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager with Partner Storage Arrays (1014610)

Network Ports for Site Recovery Manager 6.0 (2103394)

VMware vRealize

Uninstalling a plug-in from VMware vRealize Orchestrator (formerly known as VMware vCenter Orchestrator) (2064575)

Working with vRealize Orchestrator over SSL connection (2007032)

Deploying and using the SSL Certificate Automation Tool 5.5 (2057340)

VMware vRealize Orchestrator times out with the error: Timeout, unable to get property name’ (2007423)

VMware vRealize Orchestrator 5.1 login to vCenter Server fails with the error: Unexpected status code: 400 (2042461)

VMware Virtual Appliances and customizations to operating system and included packages (2090839)