Upgrade VCSA 6.0 to VCSA 6.0 U3

Please refer to the following steps on how to upgrade VMware vCenter Virtual Appliance (VCSA) 6.0 which do NOT have web console acccess (Port 5480) to 6.0 U3 in Command Line

SSH to VCSA 6.0 and go to Shell

vpxd -v
VMware VirtualCenter 6.0.0 build-2656761

Go to https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch#search to download VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.0.0.30500-7977753-patch-FP.iso

Attached the downloaded IOS to VCSA 6.0

Command> software-packages install --iso --acceptEulas
 [2018-06-01T04:02:00.152] : Staging software update packages from ISO
 [2018-06-01T04:02:00.152] : ISO mounted successfully
 [2018-06-01 04:02:00,166] : Running pre-stage script.....
 [2018-06-01T04:02:01.152] : Verifying staging area
 [2018-06-01T04:02:01.152] : Validating software update payload
 [2018-06-01T04:02:01.152] : Validation successful
 [2018-06-01 04:02:01,481] : Processing software packages in update payload 234/234
 [2018-06-01T04:02:26.152] : ISO unmounted successfully
 [2018-06-01T04:02:26.152] : (234) packages staged successfully
 [2018-06-01 04:02:26,944] : Running test transaction ....
 [2018-06-01 04:02:35,962] : Running pre-install script.....
 [2018-06-01T04:04:05.152] : Services stopped.
 [2018-06-01 04:04:05,165] : Upgrading software packages ....
 [2018-06-01 04:10:31,861] : Running post-install script.....
 [2018-06-01T04:10:36.152] : Packages upgraded successfully, Reboot is required to complete the installation.

Reboot the VCSA 6.0 and verify it had been upgraded to U3e successfully

vpxd -v
VMware VirtualCenter 6.0.0 build-7924804

You should be able to access to https://VCENTER:5480 Web Console now.

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