Upgrading a vSphere deployment is a key skill for any network administrator. In this course, VMware expert Russell Long shows how to tackle the upgrade process, focusing on some of the VMware Certified Professional 6: Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV) exam topics along the way. Russell starts by reviewing necessary prerequisites and the options needed to upgrade the ESXi host and virtual machine. Next, he looks at how to use the Update Manager feature to perform the same updates. Plus, he shows how to upgrade other ESXi components, including tools, hardware, datastores, and a vSphere Distributed Switch. To wrap up the course, Russell walks through the steps of upgrading vCenter Server.