Convergence is the process of reconfiguring or converting a vCenter Server Appliance with an external Platform Services Controller to a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller.

Convergence Internal Workflow illustrates the process of converging a single standalone vCenter Server Appliance with an external Platform Services Controller to a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller.

Convergence Internal Workflow
Legend for Single Convergence

Stage

Description

Stage 0

Stage 0 represents the original vCenter Server A with external Platform Services Controller A node.

Stage 1

In Stage 1, the converge process performs the following tasks:

1

Deploys the new embedded Platform Services Controller B on the vCenter Server A and sets it up so that all the data in the original Platform Services Controller A is replicated in the new embedded Platform Services Controller B.

2

Configures the new embedded Platform Services Controller B so that it works on the vCenter Server A node.

3

Repoints vCenter Server A to the new embedded Platform Services Controller B.

Stage 2

Stage 2 shows the new node which contains vCenter Server A with embedded Platform Services Controller B.

The original Platform Services Controller A can be decommissioned.

Subtopics