Migrate a vCenter device to a "Server" version

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  Greetings.  We are migrating our guests to new hardware.  We had three hosts for running ESXi 5.5.0 - 1331820 with the vCenter device on one of them.  Everything worked well.  In the process of moving virtual machines around, vCenter device has been deleted (intentionally).  We recreated the device of the OVA 5.5.0.5201 vCenter and ran through the Installation Wizard as previously.

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  I just edit the vpxd.conf located in C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\

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  Pittsburg State University

  tpearson (! to <) pittstate.edu

  Hi Tim,.

  I tried the version that you specified in your message, for example 259021. What I've discovered, is that on my x 64 OS the correct Orchestrator is installed w / VC 4.1 plugin (check install directory\app-server\server\plugins\o11nplugin-vsphere41.dar).

  So the facility, point of view, I think that everything should be ok. On the other hand, given that you have already installed the 4.0, you may have its instance orchestrator as well, for example you have 4.0 and 4.1 instances (in Program files and program files (x 86) directories).

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  -Save your 4.1. installation as well. This facility should be in the files\VMware\Orchestrator program.

  -Once you have save your facilities export your configuration of 4.0: in the VMware vCenter Orchestrator Configuration go to the switchboard, the export Setup

  -Then, uninstall version 4.0. To do this, go to the \Uninstall_vCenter <4.0 install="" directory="">Orchestrator and run the uninstaller are there.

  -As a result, you must have only 4.1 installation located in above directory

  -Run the orchestrator for 4.1 configuration and you will see that the vCenter server plugin points to the good version 4.1.

  -You can import the configuration that you have already done in main menu-> import configuration.

  I hope this helps.

  Kind regards

  Martin Marinov