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We are looking to test vSphere 6.5 for evaluating some of the new features. &nbsp;We are currently running 6.0 but do not want to upgrade the entire test bed. 
 
The configuration as it stands now is 
 
&nbsp;ESXi 6.0 installed on four Super Micro Servers and three Dell Servers 
ESXi1-ESXi3 (dell) 
ESXi4-ESXi7 (sm) 
NetApp SAN is providing the storage to all ESXi Servers. 
EqualLogc SAN is providing the storage to the Dell Servers. 
Nexus 48 Port 10g Switch. 
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Infrastructure is on 192.169.1.0/24. &nbsp;This includes: 
 
vCenter Server 
ESXi Servers 1-7 
Domain Controller 
Horizon View Connection 
Nexus Switch 
Pfsense router 
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We will move the Dell r610 to vSphere ESXi 6.5 and have a new cluster. 
 
&nbsp;The idea is to connect to use a zero client on 192.169.1.0/24 and &nbsp;connect to a Windows VM and from there, launch a Web Browser to connect to the 6.5 vCenter. 
 
 
Is this doable? 
 
Can you use one DC and have a vCenter 6.0 and vCenter 6.5 on the same network?
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We are looking to test vSphere 6.5 for evaluating some of the new features.  We are currently running 6.0 but do not want to upgrade the entire test bed. 

The configuration as it stands now is

 ESXi 6.0 installed on four Super Micro Servers and three Dell Servers
ESXi1-ESXi3 (dell)
ESXi4-ESXi7 (sm)
NetApp SAN is providing the storage to all ESXi Servers.
EqualLogc SAN is providing the storage to the Dell Servers.
Nexus 48 Port 10g Switch.
 

Infrastructure is on 192.169.1.0/24.  This includes:

vCenter Server
ESXi Servers 1-7
Domain Controller
Horizon View Connection
Nexus Switch
Pfsense router
 
We will move the Dell r610 to vSphere ESXi 6.5 and have a new cluster.

 The idea is to connect to use a zero client on 192.169.1.0/24 and  connect to a Windows VM and from there, launch a Web Browser to connect to the 6.5 vCenter.


Is this doable?

Can you use one DC and have a vCenter 6.0 and vCenter 6.5 on the same network?

vCenter 6.0 and vCenter 6.5 on the same network?

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.