ESXi 4.1 U1 to 5.0 - Clarifications upgrade upgrade

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• ESXi hosts disconnected/no response in Vcenter after upgrade (4.1 = > 5.5)

  Hello. I'm upgrading our current infra (hosts/Essential licensing Vcenter / 3 ESXi 4.1).  vCenter Server has been upgraded OK, so I started to esxi upgrade hosts one by one.

  Upgrade process is OK, but after the reboot, upgrade marked as "not responding" in vsphere client server. I could ping this host and connect via ssh.

  When you try to reconnect the client host, got a strange error "this edition of vCenter only supports 3 host (s) in the inventory. After 3-4 hours of nothing to host

  has begun to show ok. After upgrading a second host, the same situation. I don't understand, how to solve it without waiting for another 4 hours.

  Restart of host management agents does not help.

  I remember I have a similar situation in the past where the number of licenses does not update as expected, i.e. required some time. What helped was to restart the server vCenter Server in my case. Maybe worth a try!

  André

• Connecting directly to ESXi 5.1 for Windows XP fails after upgrading to update 02

  After that night at ESXi 5.1 Update 02 update

  (build No. 1483097

  file update - from - esxi5.1 - 5.1_update02.zip)

  I get the error:

  A unknown connection error has occurred. (The client may not send a request to the server. (La connexion sous-jacente a été fermée: une erreur inattendue s'est produite sur un envoi.))

  I connect from a XP client, I googled this problem:

  vCenter Server 5.1 Update 2 Release Notes

  which is (I think), but the solution is for vCenter. How to solve without vCenter.

  Best regards, Lars.

  Welcome to the community,

  Although the article mentions only version 5.5, you can try and see if http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2049143 will help.

  André

• ESXi 4.1 requires new license keys when upgrading to 4.0?

  Hello

  Just read the documentation, and she said:

  For ESXi, upgrade to ESXi 4.1 retains almost all configuration data, including your networks, security.

  and configuration of storage. The only configuration not retained is about the license, because a new ESXi 4.1

  license is required after the upgrade.

  Is this true even when upgrading to 4.0?

  Thank you

  Hello

  your ESXi 4.0 license applies both to ESXi 4.1.

  Concerning

• The trial of ESXi 3.5 to vsphere ESX 4.0 upgrade problem.

  Configure a test host ESXi 3.5 with 2 virtual machines running on it and I now want to upgrade to vsphere ESX 4.0, but where in the heck do I get the zip file needed to use Update Manager?

  I'll buy the Essentials bundle, but I want to test the upgrade before doing the actual upgrade, and I can't understand what I'm doing wrong.

  Help!

  It is for ESXi, and matter.

  This is the main directory of patches

  https://www.VMware.com/mySupport/download/

  .. But if you try to go to ESXi ESX, you can not upgrade, this is a regeneration.

• ESXi 3.5u4 custom 4.0i custom Dell upgrade Dell

  Last year, I deployed ESXi 3.5u4 Dell Customized version on a client server.

  I want to update now for ESXi 4.0 Dell custom. Is it as simple when you run the upgrade according to the normal methods?

  Is there a special version for ISO notes custom Dell?

  Thank you

  Troy

  VCP3 32846

  VSP4 VML-306798

  A pure absolute path to a new installation of version CD Dell to vSphere 4

  http://support.Dell.com/support/eDOCS/software/eslvmwre/vs/AdditionalDocs/releasenotes/rlsentes.PDF#6

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

• Update firmware on esxi servers

  Hi all

  I plan to update firmware on my two Dell servers.

  Now my lack of Manager as an official document or the site who said that the updated firmware will be supported by the ESXi software.

  It's after the upgrade of the card of network/BIOS firmware etc, this will be supported by the ESXI version.

  The servers are already in production.

  Can someone direct me to the site where I checked the firmware compatibility against ESXi software please

  THX

  Concerning

  Nicolas

  Check the supported firmware versions listed for each system after selecting ESXi 6.0 (assuming you're going to the latest version)... This is as close as "documented" you will find.

  https://www.Dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/PowerEdge-R710/drivers

  Firmware updates do not change the compatibility.

  If you're worried, see the release notes for red flags.

• Mixed versions of ESXi cluster

  We started a project driver Nvidia GRID with our VDI. We have a cluster of three servers with two IBM x 3650 M3 and M4 3650 x. After having modernized our VDI and vCenter to 6.0 u1, we discovered that servers M3 had fallen out of the 6.0 compatibility matrix. Right now our ESXi are 5.5. I need a host of 6.0 to continue the project of GRID, so I wonder if I can upgrade to 6.0 u1 ESXi server and run the cluster in a mixed configuration of ESXi?

  Only, we would need to upgrade the virtual desktop that use GRID for 11 hardware version. I am concerned of vMotion. I already know that virtual desktops to access the GPU GRID is vMotion, so not worried about that. However, I'm concerned by the servers being able to vMotion between 5.5 and 6.0.

  Thank you!

  If you are looking to vmotion of virtual machine between hosts 6.0 and 5.5, then this is a supported use case.

  But make sure that the virtual machine running on 6.0 hardware 10 (do not upgrade the hardware version to 11 which is the compatible version to 6.0)

  In addition, do not enable the new feature of 6.0 esxi on VM.

  You can upgrade vmware tools to version 6.0 because the tools are completely interoperable across different version

  BTW, when you upgrade a cluster of vsphere 5.5 to 6.0, during the upgrade process, some of the virtual machine will be 5.5 and some in 6.0 and you will transfer them through different version when you put them in maintenance mode. It is therefore fully supported configuration.

• HP DL360 gen5 - is - it safe to upgrade to esxi 6.0?

  I know that the DL360 g5 has been out of the list of compatibility for some time now, but this is the box I have humming perfectly with 5.5 ESXi.

  I want to upgrade to esxi 6.0 (from the vib warehouse), but I fear that if the network and storage adapters will continue to work:

  1 adapter Gigabit Broadcom NC373i

  2. smart Array P400i

  3 631xESB/632xESB IDE controller

  I could not understand my way through the Compatibility Checker (or could not find these listed), but then I updated my HP N54L critical box non-production of esxi 6.0 without problems and it is not as compatible either.

  So if anyone has a DL360 gen5 (or a box with similar storage/network adapters listed above) and if you tried to upgrade to esxi 6.0 let me know whenever your upgrade was successful or not.

  Thank you!

  If despite this: VMware KB: devices obsolete and unsupported in VMware ESXi 6.0 who says P400i support is out or endangered, I found a few posts online saying that P400i still works in esxi 6.0 and I did the vib updated for the esxi itself as well as HP drivers and utilities:

  esxcli network firewall ruleset defined true httpClient - r EI

  Update profile of software esxcli d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml Pei ESXi 6.0.0 - 20150404001-standard

  software esxcli vib install d http://vibsdepot.hp.com/hpq/latest/index-drv.xml

  software esxcli vib install d http://vibsdepot.hp.com/hpq/latest/index.xml

  esxcli network firewall ruleset defined false httpClient - r EI

  reset

  Started system and VMs loading properly.

• The upgrade of our guests 5.0 ESXi and vCenter Server 5 and 5.5 Enterprise Plus

  We are the 4 upgrade hosts of ESXi 5 to 5.5

  We add 4 more guests with own ESXi 5.5 installed

  We are also upgrading our vCS 5 in the vCSA 5.5

  Using Enterprise + licenses

  Question: I'm trying to understand the best way to achieve this transition.  4 guests run about 100 virtual machines and 4 guests we add are clean slates.

  That's what I think... Please help me guys

  1. once the 4 new hosts are installed in the Datacenter clean running ESXi 5.5 I will deploy the vCSA ovf and register 4 guests with the Linux-based device.

  2. now, I have 4 new 5.5 ESXi hosts registered and running with vCSA 5.5 but I still have my old 4 guests with ESXi 5 and registered to the old vCS about 100 virtual machines running WIndows

  3. at this point I think stop on my older hosts 4 virtual machines and remove them from the vCenter Server inventory Windows and everything just their registration with the new vCSA

  4. Will be all my virtual machines or transferred with the hosts if I close them and put the hosts in maintenance mode?

  5. now, I should have all 8 guests registered with my new vCSA.  But the original 4 hosts have yet to be upgraded to ESXi 5.5

  6 move 100 virtual machines to the new 4 hosts running ESXi 5.5 and upgraded the 4 former hosts.

  7. now, I should have 8 guests with ESXi 5.5 using the vCSA

  See you soon!

  Pretty much.

  To make things easier, you can deploy the EGGS for vCSA in your current vCenter (if I remember correctly import an OVA using vCenter allows you to set certain options that should be set to the vCSA shell). After making sure that the vCSA online & configured, you can then install ESXi on all your new hosts, add them to a cluster in the vCSA and put a few trials of virtual machines on there to confirm the network setting is configured correctly. Once it's done (and assuming that the old and the new hosts use the same shared storage) you can stop the vCSA, remove it stock Windows vCS, please write it on one of your new hosts and turn on. You have now two environments (5.0 and 5.5). Next if you disconnect a host from 5.0 vCS (with virtual machines running on it), you can then connect it to the vCSA 5.5. Assuming that the vSwitchs standard networking of the exchanges that are the same name in both environments, you now can vMotion VMs between host 5.0 and 5.5 cluster. At this time, you can repeat with all remaining hosts until everything has been made the transition without service interruption. This will leave a lot of old objects in your old 5.0 vCS, but if that is getting trashed it isn't a big deal.

• Same version SRM between sites, but different versions of ESXi

  Like many people, my recovery site is filled with older hardware. And now we have developed on an issue where ESXi hosts on the recovering site cannot be upgraded to the same version of ESXi as a protected site (protected site = 5.5 U2, recovery site = 5.1 U3).

  The vCenter site recovery is the same as the vCenter in the protected site (5.5 U2), and the SRM on the two sites is the same (5.5).

  Question: this should be OK, right? as long as the vCenter and RS versions on both sites are the same, I have different versions of the ESXi servers, without problem? (assuming that I keep an eye on the VMtools version and versions of VMS virtual material, so I do not use anything that is not supported on the recovering site)

  Thank you

  Hello

  You can have different versions of ESXi server, but you should check if these versions are supported by the version of MRS who is 5.5 in your case.

  SRM 5.5 does not manage ESXi 5.5 u2 and u3 5.1.  SRM 5.5.1 supports ESXi 5.5 u2 but it does not support ESXi 5.1 u3.

  If can use SRM 5.5.1 and downgrade 5.1 to 5.1 u2 u3 which is supported.

  BTW, vCenter version is 5.5 u2 is supported with MRS. 5.5.1.x.

  Thank you

  Siva

• ESXi host profile

  Greetings,

  I'm currently upgrading my 5.1 to 5.5 however ESXi hosts, it is not a rhythm in upgrade more as a new installation since I'm changing some resources on my servers. I create a profile of the host of one of my hosts, but my question is, can I still use the host profile Version 5.1 on version 5.5 hosts?

  Thank you!

  Yes, you can and it works perfectly.  However, if you have any questions you should carefully test this.

• The ESXi host upgrade, replicas linked clones

  I am trying to upgrade my 5.1 to 5.5 ESXi ESXi hosts.  I have some clone bound view pools and their replicas that has been created.  Given that these replicas are instant, they can be vmotioned.  What is the best method of upgrading a host ESXi replicas with snapshots on it? Just upgrade the host and let the lines where they are?

  Thanks in advance.

  From my experience every time you put the host in maintenance the replica mode is moved offshore to another host in the cluster.   You can then perform you upgrade with no problems.

• Adding ESXi 5.50

  I can add ESXi 5.50 to my cluster containing ESX4 U2 and vCenter 5.50, or should I upgrade ESX4 hosts first?

  Hello

  Yes, you can add your ESXi host within the Cluster available with ESX4 5.5. Just do not improve the vmfs to vmfs partition 5. Otherwise, the ESX 4 will not be able to see the data store.

  So, add your 5.5 ESXi host, move your virtual machines, and then upgrade the ESX4 and finally upgrade the vmfs.

  Kind regards

  Julien.

• ESX 3.01 upgrade to ESXi 5.1

  Hello all-

  I just wanted to throw it out there to get an idea on how to accomplish what we are trying to do.  We are running ESX 3.01 in our environment.  We currently anticipate on the upgrade to ESXi 5.1 and as part of this upgrade, we will be the purchase of new equipment.

  
  My question is – once I get the new hardware in place and installed, when I turned off my existing ESX 3.x vm and copy them into my new hardware - what will take to make this work?  I know that virtual hardware version should be upgraded (somehow?) and also the vmware tools must be upgraded - for each of the machines.  Other than that, tips, pointers or info you can share would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you

  SB

  If your existing virtual machines are hardware version 4 virtual machine, you can just their copy/import/restore/etc in the new vSphere environment 5. You are not required to do anything else to these virtual machines with virtual machine hardware version or the version of VMware Tools. From there, you may test to make sure that everything works as expected with these virtual machines.

  When you are ready to update the VMware Tools and hardware of the virtual machine, and then turn off the virtual machine snapshot of the virtual machine, update of the VMware Tools and reboot, stop the virtual machine, update the virtual hardware, test and then delete the snapshots - or you can use Manager Update to greatly simplify this manual process.

  There is not a lot of traps with the refurbishment that you speak, because the old environment will continue to be available and virtual machines can be powered on there if necessary.