Smoothest way to migrate vSphere/vCenter?

So I have an older Dell VRTX running on ESXi 6.0 hosts, with vSphere and vCenter in place. No vMotion, however. The hardware is past its prime so I am purchasing a new Dell MX740c to ultimately take its place. The new replacement will be running ESXI 6.7 U3. The vSphere and vCenter licensing should carry over between the old and new environment.

I am thinking about spinning up a new, different vSphere/vCenter environment on the new Dell. What would be the most straightforward way to migrate the VM's? I assume I'd just power off each VM on the old Dell and use the VMware Standalone Converter to move them over to the new Dell.

Would the actual VCSA VM require any config changes after the move when it's on the new Dell? The VCSA is just another VM running on one the VRTX hosts on the old Dell. This is my first time working through this scenario and I'm just starting to read online VMware docs to get my ducks in a row!


Backup with Veeam and restore @ your new location.


Keep in mind before doing any update (ESXi or/and vCenter) that your vCenter version should match the ESXi version you'll update.

Have a look here to check if your hardware fit the esxi version you'll install : https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

Have a look here if you can upgrade from 6.0 to 6.7 directly : https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php#upgrade

Check here the compatibility matrix between vCenter and ESXi (the version you're looking for) : https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php#upgrade