Upgrading Distributed Switch

Once the vCenter Server and the ESXi hosts have been upgraded, the vSphere Distributed Switch should be upgraded.

To do so:

  1. Select the distributed virtual switch in the vSphere Web Client inventory. Right click and select Upgrade | Upgrade Distributed Switch:

    Upgrading Distributed Switch
  2. The Upgrade Distributed Switch dialog will appear. If upgrading from Version 5.5.0 to Version 6.0.0 there is no selection on the Configure upgrade pane. However, if an older distributed switch exists, select to which version to upgrade:

    Upgrading Distributed Switch
  3. Press Next.
  4. The Check compatibility ...

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