I don't have any experience with doing a major version upgrade using it, but most people use Update Manager to update their ESX hosts and nothing else. In testing, updating Windows boxes worked, but ...
If you haven't given a good look at the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) since version 5.5, it's time to do so. The vCSA has a good use case and increased scale compared to previous editions.
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