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Note: VMware is no longer updating this KB. Back-in-time release information will now be managed through the Interoperability Matrix Tool. Please refer to the following link here. After selecting the appropriate solution, uncheck the "Hide Patch Releases." Upgrade to a vSphere version that is released prior to your current installation is not supported.Back-in-time release: A patch or update release that is backdated with reference to the release you are planning to upgrade from. E.g. your current installation is vCenter Server 6.7 U3s release number 20540798 (released on 06-Oct-2022) and you plan to upgrade to vCenter Server 7.0 U1 release number 16860138 (released on 06-Oct-2020). vCenter Server 7.0 U1 is considered back-in-time release with reference to vCenter Server 6.7 U3s. Upgrade from vCenter Server 6.7 U3s to vCenter Server 7.0 U1 is not supported due to the back-in-time nature of vCenter Server 7.0 U1. vCenter Server 6.7 U3s contains code and security fixes that are not in vCenter Server 7.0 U1 and might cause regression.
This article provides information on the concept of "back-in-time" upgrade scenarios. Back-in-time upgrades are not supported by VMware.A back-in-time scenario is defined as an upgrade path that would result in the deliberate regression of code and security fixes.Example:1. The current installation is vCenter Server 6.7 U3s release number 20540798 (released on 06-Oct-2022).2. The planned upgrade path is to vCenter Server 7.0 U1 release date 16860138 (released on 06-Oct-2020).3. vCenter Server 7.0 U1 is therefore considered a back-in-time release with reference to vCenter Server 6.7 U3s. vCenter Server and ESXi matrix: vCenter Server 7.0.x to 8.0 upgrade matrixvCenter Server 6.7 to 8.0 upgrade matrixvCenter Server 6.5 to 7.0 upgrade matrixvCenter Server 6.7 to 7.0 upgrade matrix Note: All vCenter Server 6.7 versions "Except vCenter Server 6.7 U3s build 20540798" upgrades to vCenter Server 8.0 are supported.All vCenter Server 6.5 versions upgrades to vCenter Server 8.0 are not supported. Always reference the vSphere Release Notes for considerations when planning an upgrade to a vSphere environment.In addition to the listed upgrade support matrix, all VC 6.5 & 6.7 releases are upgradable to VC 7.0U3l and onwards For more information about vSphere ESXi Back-in-time release upgrade restriction, see vSphere ESXi Back-in-time release upgrade restriction (90408)Note: (*) - VCSA release only.
vCenter Server 7.0.x to 8.0 upgrade matrix:: Release Date 10/11/202212/15/202202/14/202303/30/202304/18/2023 vCenter Server Release - Build NumbervCenter Server 8.0IA/GA-20519528vCenter Server 8.0a-20920323vCenter Server 8.0b-21216066vCenter Server 8.0c-21457384 vCenter Server 8.0U1-21560480 04/02/2020vCenter Server 7.0.0 - 15952498YesYesYesYesYes05/19/2020vCenter Server 7.0.0a - 16189094YesYesYesYesYes06/23/2020vCenter Server 7.0.0b - 16386292YesYesYesYesYes07/30/2020vCenter Server 7.0.0c - 16620007YesYesYesYesYes08/25/2020vCenter Server 7.0.0d - 16749653YesYesYesYesYes10/06/2020vCenter Server 7.0U1 - 16860138YesYesYesYesYes10/22/2020vCenter Server 7.0U1a - 17004997YesYesYesYesYes12/17/2020vCenter Server 7.0U1c - 17327517YesYesYesYesYes02/02/2021vCenter Server 7.0U1d - 17491101YesYesYesYesYes03/09/2021vCenter Server 7.0U2 - 17694817YesYesYesYesYes04/27/2021vCenter Server 7.0U2a - 17920168YesYesYesYesYes05/25/2021vCenter Server 7.0U2b - 17958471YesYesYesYesYes08/24/2021vCenter Server 7.0U2c - 18356314YesYesYesYesYes09/21/2021vCenter Server 7.0U2d - 18455184YesYesYesYesYes10/05/2021vCenter Server 7.0U3 - 18700403YesYesYesYesYes10/21/2021vCenter Server 7.0U3a - 18778458YesYesYesYesYes01/27/2022vCenter Server 7.0U3c - 19234570YesYesYesYesYes03/29/2022vCenter Server 7.0U3d - 1948086YesYesYesYesYes05/12/2022vCenter Server 7.0U3e - 19717403YesYesYesYesYes07/12/2022vCenter Server 7.0U3f - 20051473YesYesYesYesYes07/23/2022vCenter Server 7.0U3g - 20150588YesYesYesYesYes09/13/2022vCenter Server 7.0U3h - 20395099NoNoYesYesYes12/08/2022vCenter Server 7.0U3i - 20845200NoNoYesYesYes12/22/2022vCenter Server 7.0U3j - 20990077NoNoYesYesYes02/23/2023vCenter Server 7.0U3k - 21290409NoNoNoNoYes03/30/2023vCenter Server 7.0U3l -21477706NoNoNoNoYes vCenter Server 6.7 to 8.0 upgrade matrix: Release Date 10/11/202212/15/202202/14/202303/30/202304/18/2023 vCenter Server Release - Build Numbers vCenter Server 8.0GA- 20519528 vCenter Server 8.0a- 20920323vCenter Server 8.0b- 21216066vCenter Server 8.0c- 21457384 vCenter Server 8.0U1- 2156048004/17/2018vCenter Server 6.7.0 8217866YesYesYesYesYes05/22/2018vCenter Server 6.7.0 a 8546234YesYesYesYesYes06/28/2018vCenter Server 6.7.0 b 8832884YesYesYesYesYes07/26/2018vCenter Server 6.7.0 c 9232925YesYesYesYesYes08/14/2018vCenter Server 6.7.0 d 9451876YesYesYesYesYes10/16/2018vCenter Server 6.7.0 U1 10244745YesYesYesYesYes12/20/2018vCenter Server 6.7.0 U1a 11338176YesYesYesYesYes01/17/2019vCenter Server 6.7.0 U1b 11726888YesYesYesYesYes04/11/2019vCenter Server 6.7.0 U2 13010631YesYesYesYesYes05/14/2019vCenter Server 6.7.0 U2a 13643870YesYesYesYesYes05/30/2019vCenter Server 6.7.0 U2b 13843380YesYesYesYesYes07/16/2019vCenter Server 6.7.0 U2c 14070457YesYesYesYesYes08/20/2019vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3 14367737YesYesYesYesYes10/24/2019vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3a 14836122YesYesYesYesYes12/05/2019vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3b 15132721YesYesYesYesYes01/30/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3c 15505668YesYesYesYesYes02/27/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3d 15679281YesYesYesYesYes03/26/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3e 15808844YesYesYesYesYes04/09/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3f 15976714YesYesYesYesYes04/28/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3g 16046470YesYesYesYesYes05/28/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3h 16275304YesYesYesYesYes07/30/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3i 16616482YesYesYesYesYes08/20/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3j 16708996YesYesYesYesYes10/22/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3k 17028579*YesYesYesYesYes11/19/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3l 17138064YesYesYesYesYes03/18/2021vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3m 17713310YesYesYesYesYes05/25/2021 vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3n 18010531 YesYesYesYesYes09/21x`/2021vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3o 18485166YesYesYesYesYes11/23/2021vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3p 18831133YesYesYesYesYes02/08/2022vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3q 19300125YesYesYesYesYes06/14/2022vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3r 19832974YesYesYesYesYes10/06/2022vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3s 20540798NoYesYesYesYes vCenter Server 6.5 to 7.0 upgrade matrix: Release Date 04/02/202005/19/202006/23/202007/30/202008/25/202010/06/202010/22/202012/17/202002/02/202103/09/202104/27/202105/25/202108/24/2021 09/21/202110/05/202110/21/202101/27/202203/29/202205/12/202207/12/202207/23/202209/13/202212/08/202212/22/202202/23/202303/30/2023 vCenter Server Release - Build NumbervCenter Server 7.0.0 - 15952498vCenter Server 7.0.0a - 16189094vCenter Server 7.0.0b - 16386292vCenter Server 7.0.0c - 16620007vCenter Server 7.0.0d - 16749653vCenter Server 7.0U1 - 16860138vCenter Server 7.0U1a - 17004997vCenter Server 7.0U1c - 17327517vCenter Server 7.0U1d - 17491101vCenter Server 7.0U2 - 17694817vCenter Server 7.0U2a - 17920168vCenter Server 7.0U2b - 17958471vCenter Server 7.0U2c - 18356314vCenter Server 7.0U2d - 18455184vCenter Server 7.0U3 - 18700403vCenter Server 7.0U3a - 18778458vCenter Server 7.0U3c - 19234570vCenter Server 7.0U3d - 19480866vCenter Server 7.0U3e - 19717403vCenter Server 7.0U3f - 20051473vCenter Server 7.0U3g - 20150588vCenter Server 7.0U3h - 20395099vCenter Server 7.0U3i - 20845200vCenter Server 7.0U3j - 20990077vCenter Server 7.0U3k - 21290409vCenter Server 7.0U3l - 214777065/28/2020vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3j 16275158*NoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes7/30/2020vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3k 16613358NoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes8/25/2020vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3l - 16764584 *NoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes10/22/2020vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3m - 17027909*NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes02/23/2021vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3n - 17590285NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes03/23/2021vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3o - 17720264 *NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes05/25/2021vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3p - 17994927NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes09/21/2021vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3q - 18499837NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes10/12/2021vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3r - 18711281 NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes02/08/2022vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3s - 19261680NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes05/12/2022vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3t - 19757181NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes10/06/2022vCenter Server 6.5.0 U3u - 20510539NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes Note: All prior releases of 6.5 to 7.0 are supported.Due to recent out-of-band patching for PhotonOS, there are versions of vCenter Server with a release date that appear to make them supported upgrade paths, but would still create a regression of code. vCenter Server 6.7 to 7.0 upgrade matrix: Release Date 04/02/202005/19/202006/23/202007/30/202008/25/202010/06/202010/22/202012/17/202002/02/202103/09/202104/27/2021005/25/202108/24/202109/21/202110/05/202110/21/202101/27/202203/29/202205/12/202207/12/202207/23/202209/13/202212/08/202212/22/202202/23/202303/30/2023 vCenter Server Release - Build Numbers vCenter Server 7.0-15952498vCenter Server 7.0.0a-16189094vCenter Server 7.0.0b- 16386292vCenter Server 7.0.0c- 16620007vCenter Server 7.0.0d- 16749653vCenter Server 7.0U1 - 16860138vCenter Server 7.0U1a - 17004997vCenter Server 7.0U1c - 17327517vCenter Server 7.0U1d - 17491101vCenter Server 7.0U2 - 17694817vCenter Server 7.0U2a - 17920168vCenter Server 7.0U2b - 17958471vCenter Server 7.0U2c 18356314vCenter Server 7.0U2d - 18455184vCenter Server 7.0U3 - 18700403vCenter Server 7.0U3a - 18778458vCenter Server 7.0U3c - 19234570vCenter Server 7.0U3d - 19480866vCenter Server 7.0U3e - 19717403vCenter Server 7.0U3f - 20051473vCenter Server 7.0U3g - 20150588vCenter Server 7.0U3h - 20395099vCenter Server 7.0U3i - 20845200vCenter Server 7.0U3j - 20990077vCenter Server 7.0U3k - 21290409vCenter Server 7.0U3l - 2147770604/09/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3f 15976714NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes04/28/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3g 16046470NoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes05/28/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3h 16275304*NoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes07/30/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3i 16616482*NoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes08/20/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3j 16708996NoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes10/22/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3k 17028579*NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes11/19/2020vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3l 17138064NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes03/18/2021vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3m 17713310NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes05/25/2021 vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3n 18010531 NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes09/21x`/2021vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3o - 18485166NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes11/23/2021vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3p - 18831133NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes02/08/2022vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3q - 19300125NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes06/14/2022vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3r - 19832974NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes10/06/2022vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3s - 20540798NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes Note: All prior releases of 6.7 to 7.0 are supported.VMware vSphere 7.0U3c was released on January 27th 2022. Please see KB 86447 and KB 87258 for important information relating to this version.
For more information about vSphere ESXi Back-in-time release upgrade restriction, see vSphere ESXi Back-in-time release upgrade restriction (90408)