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• VSphere upgrade

  What are the detailed steps for upgrading ESX 3.5 to VSphere 4.1? Preconditions for review before any installation/upgrade?

  Hello

  Thread moved to the vSphere upgrade and install Forum.

  Be sure to post in the appropriate forum.

  Best regards

  Edward L. Haletky

  Host communities, VMware vExpert,

  Author: VMware vSphere and Virtual Infrastructure Security,VMware ESX and ESXi in the 2nd business edition

  Podcast: the Podcast for security virtualization of resources: the virtual virtualization library

• presentations of vSphere upgrade phase

  I watched the webcast "How to upgrade from VMware Infrastructure 3 VMware vSphere 4 ' the other day and it showed in the webcast, they had made videos of webcast for each of the 3 phases of the upgrade.  I had written in my notes that these videos were located at www.vmware/com/products/vsphere/upgrade-center, but when I went to this place I couldn't find the webcasts.  Can someone point me in the right direction?  I am planning on the part of the management of the update in the next week and wanted to see their webcast for this phase of the upgrade.

  There

  http://www.VMware.com/products/vSphere/upgrade-Center/upgrade.html

  or simply click on the 'Upgrade' on the URL tab you mentioned

  André

• Vista upgrade order doesn't look right

  Hello!

  The instructions in the PDF file on the site of Toshiba Vista Upgrade (http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/generic_content.jsp?service=UK&ID=2006-10-Vista-Express-Upgrade-UK) do not seem to be correct. I bought a Portege M400 on November 2, so after the beginning of the upgrade program. I also have a Vista capable logo on the laptop and the model number is listed in the eligibility list Vista and therefore suitable for an upgrade.

  But the problem starts when I go on the site, which is listed in the upgrade instruction (it just said go to http://upgradeweb.moduslink.com/Vista/ and follow the instructions).

  OK, so let's go:
  (A) I'm going to http://upgradeweb.moduslink.com/Vista/
  (B) to make sure that everything is set up for English and the United Kingdom.
  (C) It asks me if I have a form of redemption Upgrade - which I did not - so I chose the 'no' (as far as I know, these forms are primarily for commercial versions eligible for an upgrade).
  (D) I click on Vista
  (E) an information page arrive, I click Next
  (F) now it asks me to choose the dealer - what is weird because there are only a few manufacturers of Lenovo (Toshiba is not). So I click the button 'my computer dealer is not listed.
  (G) a message appears: "If your computer dealer is not listed, your OEM can have a direct offer for products upgrade of Windows Vista. Contact your OEM directly for more details. »

  That's all. What should I do now? OEM is Toshiba, Toshiba is not listed as the dealer (and in fact, he asks the dealer not the manufacturer) and according to the instructions on the Toshiba Vista Upgrade page, I just have to follow the instructions on moduslink.com - which ends with the result that I must ask my OEM (Toshiba) for an upgrade. So it's kind of a circle - Toshiba sends me to moduslink and moduslink back to Toshiba.

  And by the way, Toshiba lists only in the instructions to upgrade the need to have a reception which is located in the upgrade period, the document does not ask for something else - and I doubt I'm missing something.

  So what I do and how can I order my upgrade to Vista?

  Thank you!

  Alex

  Hi guys

  Have you checked if your laptops are available for an upgrade?
  According to the Toshiba page not all laptops are ready for the release of Vista.
  I visited the page recommended by lumix2day and found the link in the box:
  Find out what Toshiba laptops are eligible for the Express Upgrade to
  Windows Vista.

• vSAN/vSphere upgrade 6 - 6U1

  Hello

  Recently, I have invested in vSAN and have a cluster 3 running on to Dell R720xd (vSphere Essentials with no DRS). I want to upgrade vSphere Update 1 6 and want to make sure I don't break anything as vCenter and Update Manager are both running in the cluster vSAN. My current plan is:

  1. Upgrade VCSA
  2. vMotion virtual machines off-host 1
  3. Put the host 1 in maintenance mode (ensure this accessibility mode)
  4. Clean up the host 1 - Reboot
  5. Take the host out of maintenance mode 1
  6. Return original VMs host 1 host 1
  7. vMotion virtual machines off-host 2
  8. Put host 2 in maintenance mode (ensure this accessibility mode)

  and so on

  This do the job and make sure that nothing bad happens to vSAN and be the least hassle? VSAN will automatically be on 6.1 once the definitive host is upgraded? I'm more that happy to have full downtime and power all virtual machines down if it minimises the risk of another host goes down while the 1 host is in maintenance mode, but of course only plan to have each host in maintenance mode for the duration of the updates and no more.

  Any advice would be greatly appreciated

  I think you have it right.  I probably wouldn't shut down all virtual machines during the upgrade, I would do this upgrade spread, as you have outlined.

  As far as I know, you'll be on vSAN 6.1 with the upgrade of the host.  It is however, and upgrade to the file system.  It should be a few clicks away in the Web user interface.

  From the release notes, VMware Virtual SAN 6.1 Release Notes: new format on disk. Virtual SAN 6.1 supports upgrades to the new file format virtual disk 2.0 via the Web Client vSphere. This file system based on the newspaper, based on technology Virsto offer highly scalable clone and snapshot management support cluster virtual SAN.

  Thank you, Zach.

• Issue of license associated with vSphere upgrade from 5.5 to 6

  I want to improve my environment to vSphere 5.5 to 6.

  I have several ESXi servers and 1 vCenter server. Some servers ESXi serving direct environment and a test environment.

  I want to upgrade, step by step so, install the new server vSephere and upgrade test environment 6.0 ESXi servers. and then run a few days test environment.

  Upgrade needs, I need to convert the license keys to 6.0.

  Can I run then simultaneously the two environemts two or three days? (living environment using license keys 5.5 and 6.0 keys environment converted from 5.5 test keys)?

  Some key ESXi are used in several ESXi is used according to CPU sockets associated with these keys.

  Believe me, it does not, it may seem, but you pile up errors for later.   It would be a better option to generate a vCenter 6 in eval mode and go that route.

• vSphere upgrade: VM tools/hw and VMFS

  Hi all

  Just have a quick question (I hope).  We went through the process of upgrading our servers of Mgmt (vcenter, update of crèche, SRM) 5.1.  We have also already updated all our ESX host to 5.1.  We are upgrading an environment of 4.1.

  My question is if there is any order (favorite or otherwise) when the upgrade of the vm (Tools/hw) and VMFS?  All our warehouses are VMFS3.

  I thought before that VMFS was the next step in the upgrade, but after reviewing the documentation below, looks like they're completely independent and no matter in what order they're done.   (I realize that when we realize the vmtools/hw upgrade, we improve vmtools first, then the hardware vm.)

  Our plan for the upgrade of VMFS had to use storage vmotion and roll through all data warehouses by disabling out them, given in form from scratch and before proceeding to the next.

  Thank you...

  Just a little tip: ALWAYS update your first management servers (and not the reverse).

  VMtools and VMFS are totally indepednent.  You can do them in any order, and they in fact are not necessary at all.

• Y at - it no downtime of ESxi hosts with vsphere upgrade 5.0 to 5.1?

  During the upgrade process after asked the OSP and the inventory service, there is a point where vsphere agent must be installed on Esxi hosts. There is an automatic and a manual option. Will be the hosts be restarted if I select the automatic option?

  Thank you

  obj1 wrote:

  During the upgrade process after asked the OSP and the inventory service, there is a point where vsphere agent must be installed on Esxi hosts. There is an automatic and a manual option. Will be the hosts be restarted if I select the automatic option?

  Thank you

  The upgrade of the agent vSphere is transparent.

  You can lose the remote management of vCenter for a short period, but the virtual machines on that host will work without interruption.

• vSphere Upgrade without interruption

  Hello

  This is the scenario:

  10 5.0 ESXi hypervisor (free edition) with local storage

  All virtual machines must be available 24/7

  What I do:

  Upgrade to a paid version (std)

  Upgrade to 5.1

  Present a shared storage and virtual machines move it

  Install a server vCenter Server and add all hosts that he

  Suggestions for making the part "upgrade" without interruption for virtual machines? Then I just move them using storage available in 5.1 vSphere vmotion std.

  I can think of a way to do this, but I'd like to hear other members of VMware communities

  Thanks in advance!

  elgreco81

  In this case I'll use just key in the trial installation and migration, ultimately it's what you would do when he was a new environment, I do not think that VMware will be too picky about...

• vSphere Upgrade Guide 5.1?

  Given that vSphere 5.1 has been officially released, is there a guide to upgrade?

  I'm looking not for anything extremely detailed... I have just a (standalone) 5.0 development ESXi host I want to upgrade to 5.1 and I do not know the steps I have to follow...

  All documents related to vSpher 5.1 can be found here

  I did the upgrade by using the ISO earlier in the day and it was pretty simple.

  Load ISO and reboot the host and follow the menus screen on.

  When he asks him below, select the appropriate and go ahead

  Upgrade to ESXi, preserve the VMFS datastore
  Install ESXi, preserve the VMFS datastore
  Install ESXi, crush VMFS datastore

• How to vSphere 4.1 vSphere Upgrade 5

  Hello

  I am currently using essential 6 Core CPU ESX 4.1 vSphere, I want to upgrade to ESX 5 licensed.

  Note: The ESX 4.1 installed on HP DL380 but I want to get to level 5 with new material that is DL 580.

  my current configuration of the server is G5 6 Core with 2 physical processors.

  new server configuration is G7 8 Core with 2 physica processor.

  Kindly guide me how to change and move all present VM in new?

  NOTE: I have two hosts with Clustered and HA.

  Kind regards

  Badr.

  Yes, according to "the VMware product interoperability matrices" (I have provided the link above) the hosts - ESX 4.1 Update 1 (348481) - are supported with vCenetr Server 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1.

  André

• cannot add the new hard drive more than 2 TB on vsphere upgrade 5

  can someone give me a clue? I can't add new greater than 2 TB drive to my vm on my upgraded vsphere 5.0. My data store is 6 TB and already read by vsphere... I create new virtual machine and add the new drive, but it limits again just 2 TB when I change 4 TB, the error message will appear. I recently added my datastore LUN with VMFS5 version. is there a any mistake I made? Please help me this problem is so frustrating me... i need to create new disk 6 TB to my new file server

  Hello.

  You will need to use a RDM in physical Compatibility Mode to achieve. As weinstein5 said, a VMDK cannot be greater than 2-to-512bytes. You can use the OS to spread over several 2 TB-512bytes VMDK, if that's what you really want.

  Good luck!

• Question on Vsphere upgrade from ESX3.5 update 3

  We currently have our VCServer and race, but I'll be upgrading for Vsphere 4.0 Update 1. To do this, I need to build a new server, because our current server is not compatible with the hardware requirements. First of all, is there an easy way to migrate the settings from one server to another? Also the networks I will build as my local lan and my dmz, network adapter settings, etc... be there when I take my guests on the new Vsphere server. Are the specific server VC parameters or appearing in ESX boxes themselves?

  jkoelker wrote:

  So since I only change my virtual Center Server and without changing the physical material of boxes ESX but upgrading from 4.0 I still need to worry recreate all my settings. Depending on your position, the parameters are all specific to the ESX boxes and not the server Vcenter himself? I read that correctly? The only thing that happens is my Vcenter server. I'll put as the utility to update on what will update my esx boxes and Vsphere.

  If you do an upgrade to ESX4, so yes all the settings will be retained.

  I was under the impression that you have been rebuild the ESX host, that would be my choice of the upgrade.

• vSphere upgrade and v - lan

  Currently, we have a few load VLAN defined in the VIC, would be the upgrade to vCenter needs of special procedures to preserve these support VLAN so that my VMs will be still available after the upgrade. Or passage from ESX3.5 to vSphere needs of specific procedures for preserves these load VLAN so that my VMs will be always would be available after the upgrade. People new installation vCenter installation of the upgrade of the VIC? If we install fresh the vcenter, what would happen to my support of VLAN. What happens if we want to do a new installation for vSphere, what would happen to my support of VLAN.

  As you can see, I'm quite worried on my load VLAN thanks for help.

  A new install of ESX4 (i) would be exactly that.  You have to re-create all your networking and VLAN settings on the hosts once again.

• VSphere upgrade document

  Can any body provide me with any other document then vmware pdf files where most of the steps are on the next page to upgrade esx 3.5 in vsphere 4.0.

  Here's a good if you use vCenter and VUM

  http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/03/17/upgrading-ESX-35-to-the-next-version-with-Update-Manager/

  Here is using the host update utility

  http://balld31.blogspot.com/2009/06/part-4-upgrading-from-ESX-35-to-vSphere.html

  .. .and finally, even if...

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/R40/vsp_40_upgrade_guide.PDF