VMware, Inc.
UPGRADE IMPLEMENTATION OF A VIRTUALIZATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Abstract:

Aspects of updating or upgrading a management system for a virtualized computing environment are described. In some aspects, a virtualization management system that manages a virtualized computing environment can be upgraded or updated with limited downtime of the system by deploying a new instance of the system and subsequently assigning a network address of the previous instance to the new instance once it is deployed in the environment.