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If you patch vCenter Server, it will be down, whilst you patch it.<br />
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otherwise use vMotion to move off VMs from hosts you need to patch.
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If you patch vCenter Server, it will be down, whilst you patch it.

otherwise use vMotion to move off VMs from hosts you need to patch.

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vmotion is not allowed by cutomer<br />
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in few clusters it is vsan/local disk in use
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vmotion is not allowed by cutomer

in few clusters it is vsan/local disk in use

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If you cannot use the tools which VMware has provided for easy management, you will have to perform it manually.<br />
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or turn off the VMs, to patch ESXi and vCenter Server, which means DOWNTIME cannot be avoided.
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If you cannot use the tools which VMware has provided for easy management, you will have to perform it manually.

or turn off the VMs, to patch ESXi and vCenter Server, which means DOWNTIME cannot be avoided.

Technical consultant 

patron

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Thanks Andrew ,but is not allowed , what to do with Physical RDM and VMs on VSAN/Local Disk in some of clusters allowed for vMotion in 6.0/6.5 ?
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Thanks Andrew ,but is not allowed , what to do with Physical RDM and VMs on VSAN/Local Disk in some of clusters allowed for vMotion in 6.0/6.5 ?

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no problems, have a good day
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Esxi Patching in vSphere 6.5 with VMs running on Local/VSAN &nbsp;with Physical RDM<br />
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What all are limitations ad feature we can use in 6.5 to minimize the downtime<br />
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What all backup is required with steps to be followed for VM and Esxi<br />
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What about the baseline to be used with best practice &nbsp;<br />
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vCenter Patching
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Esxi Patching in vSphere 6.5 with VMs running on Local/VSAN  with Physical RDM

What all are limitations ad feature we can use in 6.5 to minimize the downtime

What all backup is required with steps to be followed for VM and Esxi

What about the baseline to be used with best practice  

vCenter Patching

Esxi Patching in vSphere 6.5 with VMs running on Local/VSAN  with Physical RDM

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

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.