So vSphere 5.5 is out and you are all pumped to get it loaded into your production environment. I know I am! There are a few important articles that you should check out before you start down the 5.5 road. Rick Blythe has compiled an awesome list for us to reference! Enjoy!

PS: Thanks Wayne Conrad for the link on Google+

Links inserted from: http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/2013/09/vsphere-5-5-is-here-kbs-you-need-to-know-about.html

The first grouping contains absolute ‘must know’ information, the second grouping gets a bit more into details.

• Update sequence for vSphere 5.5 and its compatible VMware products (2057795)
• Methods for installing vCenter Server 5.5 (2053142)
• Methods of upgrading to vCenter Server 5.5 (2053130)
• Methods of installing ESXi 5.5 (2052439)
• Methods for upgrading to ESXi 5.5 (2058352)
• Installing vCenter Server 5.5 best practices (2052334)
• Installing or upgrading to ESXi 5.5 best practices (2052329)
• New features in VMware vSphere 5.5 (2058665)
• Creating and using a Service Principal Account in vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5 (2058298)
• Virtual Flash feature in vSphere 5.5 (2058983)
• Support for virtual machine disks larger than 2 TB in vSphere 5.5 (2058287)
• Enhanced LACP Support on a vSphere 5.5 Distributed Switch (2051826)
• MSCS support enhancements in vSphere 5.5 (2052238)
• Configuring CA signed SSL certificates for vCenter Single Sign-On in vSphere 5.5 (2058519)
• Reconfiguring the load balancer after upgrading a vCenter Single Sign-On High Availability deployment to version 5.5 (2058838)
• Installing VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.5.x best practices (2059449)
• Installing VMware vCloud Director 5.5.x best practices (2059451)
• Best practices for upgrading to VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.5 (2055673)
• Upgrading to VMware vCloud Director 5.5.x best practices (2059464)

Also not to be missed:

• Installing vCenter Server 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform using the Simple Install method (2058224)
• Installing vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform (2058239)
• Installing the vSphere 5.5 Web Client on a Microsoft Windows platform (2058262)
• Installing vCenter Inventory Service 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows Platform (2058269)
• Installing vCenter Server 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform (2058274)
• Installing vSphere Update Manager 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform (2058410)
• Upgrading to vCenter Server 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform using the Simple Install method (2058227)
• Upgrading to vSphere Web Client 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform (2058265)
• Upgrading to vCenter Inventory Service 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform (2058272)
• Upgrading vCenter Server 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform (2058275)
• Upgrading to vSphere Update Manager 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform (2058423)
• Upgrading to vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform (2058249)
• Required ports for vCenter Server 5.5 (2051575)
• Licensing ESXi 5.x and vCenter Server 5.x (2014295)