In this guide, we will assume that the Upgrade Manager is being used for the ESXi upgrades.
Typically, with View Horizon Environments, there is a vCenter Server available to be used with the Upgrade Manager. For manual upgrade methods, please refer to the VMware vSphere Upgrade Guide.
ESXi 6.0 hosts have the following requirements:
For hardware support, ensure that all server and add-on cards are listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility List: http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility.
There must be two or more cores
CPU must be 64-bit
CPU must have been released after September 2006
The CPU requires the NX/XD bit to be enabled on the CPU in the BIOs
A minimum of 4 GB of RAM, ideally 24 GB or more for a VMware Horizon View Environment
Must have Intel VT-x or AMD RVI available on the CPU (hardware virtualization)
1 or more Gigabit speed NICs, ideally two 10 Gb NICs
To upgrade the ESXi hosts to 6.0, ensure the environment meets the following criteria:
All ESXi hosts must...