Move from 4.0 ESX to ESXi 4.1 possible?

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• From 3 host ESX to ESXi

  I have 3 ESX hosts and vcenter 1 host (running in a VM).  My plan for the upgrade to ESXi is to:

  1. the active 4 vm Vmotion and vcenter for an ESX host.

  2. install ESXi host with no VM

  3. Add the new vCenter Cluster ESXi host (so now the cluster would be 2 ESX and ESXi 1)

  4 repeat the steps above until all of the hosts are the ESXi

  The guys you see no problem with that?

  Can I mix and match ESX and ESXi in the same cluster?

  Can I vMotion between ESX and ESXi?

  Thank you guys!

  You can do a VMotion between ESX and ESXi (and vice versa) as long as all of the hosts are all the amendments or Intels processors only. In addition, each host must be able to have access to the shared too much storage.

  Finally if you cpu are too much difference, you need to enable Enhanced vMotion. http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1003212

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• No direct upgrade from ESX to ESXi?

  Am I right that you cannot run a simple update to ESX to ESXi?  Talking about versions 4.0 ESX to ESXi 4.1 here.  I can do a new installation easily enough, but I'd rather not.

  Also, just as a question, is there a way to check if a host ESX or ESXi vCenter?  It seems like it should be obvious, but I can't find it there.

  Thank you.

  Hello.

  Correct, there is no simple update to change versions.

  If you select the host in vCenter, examine the area above the tabs to display the version information.

  Good luck!

• Conversion from ESX to ESXi licenses

  Is it possible to use a license ESX to ESXi Server?  If this is not the case, what is involved in the conversion of an ESX license to an ESXi license?

  Thank you

  There is no difference in licensing.  The license number is issued for vSphere, and you can use with ESXi or ESX.

• Switch from ESX to ESXi 4.1 U1 4.1?

  Is this doable or do I have to do a clean install?

  There is no upgrade path between classic ESX and ESXi.  Thus, a clean install is your only option.

• From ESX to ESXi

  Hello

  We use an IBM Bladecenter for VMWare. Virtual Machines are on a Fibre Channel-connected SAN.

  Unfortunately a while a go, I mixed the Installation. Now I have ESX and ESXi installed. The two Version 4.0.0 (261974) I don't want to go back to new ESXi installation. I understand there is not any easy update to change that.

  Even if we have no backups, I'm afraid of ESXi trying to format THAT SAN during installation. If my plan is this.

  For each host ESX installation I do the following:

  (1) using the vMotion I clear the host of all the virtual machines and then close it.

  (1) in the SAN config, I refuse this host access to the San. In this way, I Don t risk losing VMs on the SAN during installation.

  (2) I install ESXi and start.

  (3) the host must be connected to the vcenter.

  (4) in the SAN config, I'm hosting this host to access the San.

  (5) I have let the Rescan host HBAs to the SAN.

  Do you see the flaws? Or do I have the perfect Plan?

  -Arne

  Hello and welcome to the forums.

  As long as you have all your settings (accounts users, information network/vswitch, etc.) documented for these ESX hosts, this plan seems fine.  You could also just draw on the FC cables on the ESX host, rather than make zoning changes.

  Good luck!

• Difference between ESX and ESXi in production?

  Hello

  I was asked to meet my client from my manager what difference does it make if I used ESX or ESXi in our world of production.

  Except I can't think of a logical reason to use on ESX ESXi... Any ideas please?

  Thanks in advance!

  PS - I know the basic difference between these two have read a few articles, but nothing gives me a practical reason to choose ESXi.

  Since reliese the Service Console on ESX - which is based on RHEL - the reason that VMware moves to only ESXi is it eliminates the need to patch the Service Console and makes it more secure host.

• Suggestion on the move from ESX3.5 to ESXi4.1 in mixed environment

  Hi people,
  I just wanted to know regarding the upgrade from ESX3.5 to ESXi 4.1. In my environment, there are 40 ESX ESX 3.5 version with 2 having 4.0 with SAN and DAS storage, but due to budget constraints we modernize only 5 ESX to ESXi 4.1 and the rest may be later. Need to know everything by keeping these diffirent version ESX in a mixed environment in different cluster will be no problem from the point of view of performance. Any suggestion will be highly appreciated. VCenter version is 4.1

  Thank you
  vmguy

  They works perfectly on servers ESX 4.x = you will not be able to move the ESX host 3.5 without decommissioning of the virtual hardware

• VSphere 4 - ESX or ESXi?

  I am planning a virtualization project for my company including 3 vsphere hosts and a SAN. We are going with vsphere 4 enterprise more licenses because it will give us features HA and FT wider for any extension, we can demand in the future and the HP DL360 G6 servers. I got quotes for all of our hardware and software costs and I'm looking for ways to cut the total disbursement down slightly. A way of doing it would be to remove the hard drives and controllers usb compact flash running table of the configuration of the server and ESXi (our hardware vendors don't stock DL360 G6 with ESXi embedded).

  I've read articles in May and discussions on the differences between ESX and ESXi, but I wanted to just some thoughts from people who have used the two flavors.

  I understand that the main difference is the lack of service on ESXi console. People feel generally that it is a drawback to the use of ESXi?

  Are there any other differences evident between the problems of reliability or performance 2 or any with ESXi?

  If I create my own key compact flash/usb bootable, it would then be ESXi installable. Is there a difference significant between ESXi embedded and installable?

  What people think of the compact flash/USB in a single point of failure as opposed to ESX running on hard disks mirrored?

  Thank you very much in advance for any opinions offered.

  Concerning

  Nick

  Yes - I which resound. Being official I am biased of course and the forums are not the place to sell you on an approach or another. However, one thing that is sure is that VMware will move completely to the ESXi model in a future release. This has been communicated for a few years now.

  If there are third party software which are always based on the COS it is a reality that will lead you to a traditional model of ESX. If this isn't the case, I see no reason not to deploy ESXi (certainly with the train of the 4.0 version). Just as a point of clarication: ESXi is produced for the same source code base as ESX, there should be no functional difference between the two put aside from the interface options discussed above.

• Application of ESX or ESXi Standard license or vSphere new purchase

  Hello

  I read the following in another thread,

  "You can apply any license that you purchase, be it Standard/advanced/business/Business Plus or even packages for small businesses vSphere Essentials and Essentials Plus, ESX or ESXi. Both will give you the same features allowed when it is applied. »

  Once the license applies for example to ESX, does this mean I won't be able to change my mind at a later stage and move all my installations to ESXi?  Thanks for your replies.

  Best regards

  Robin

  You can't really "switch" from ESX to ESXi - you will need to reinstall the hypervisor. But you will be able to use the same license key for ESXi you used for ESX.

• Updating ESX to ESXI 5.1 4.1

  We currently use ESX 4.1 and want to upgade ESXI 5.1. Are there instructions available through video upgrade or documentation? Also, how the new licence with respect to the use of memory and CPU in ESXI 5.1. What are the benefits of upgrading to 5.1?

  Thank you

  Scott

  Hi Scott,.

  Check this box:

  http://www.VMware.com/files/PDF/Techpaper/VMware-vSphere-50-upgrade-best-practices-technical-white-paper.PDF

  http://www.VMware.com/files/PDF/Techpaper/VMware-vSphere-50-upgrade-checklists.PDF

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=2032757

  In ESXi 5.1, this link will give you a quick way to see license restrictions. Moreover, like a physical processor of rule 1 = 1 license (no carrots or vRAM limitations).

  http://www.VMware.com/products/Datacenter-Virtualization/vSphere/compare-editions.html

  In the advantages, firstly, a change of ESX to ESXi. You will get a smaller and more secure hypervisor.

  Since version upgrade from 4.1 to 5.1, this will depend on what version you have... for example, if you use now 'advantage' you will have "business" in version 5.1 as advantage licenses no longer exist.

  Then you have many new available technologies, better technology HA that uses the heartbeat data store, you have more features such as VSA, vSphere replication, features improved, such as the Protection of the data instead of retrieving data... and the list goes just. Oh, you also have VMFS5 which is more flexible and optimized than VMFS3 (ATS instead of lun level blocks, only 1 block size, the larger capacities of data store, etc. etc.)

  Know that when the upgrade of the service console ports will turn to ports (perhaps you need to enable HA on these manually later). Beware if you are using third party agents that maybe they do not work in the new hypervisor, check your scripts in case you have also some commands no longer exist, no VCB more, Manager update won't let you patch your virtual machines. So, carefully read the upgrade guides

  Best regards and good luck!

  elgreco81

• DRS cluster: You can mix 4.1 ESX and ESXi 4.1?

  Not very complext, but we have a DRS cluster of 8 hosts x 3850 of IBM on ESX 4.1 and we will upgrade them both to ESXi 4.1 update 1.  There will be questions mixing a cluster of ESX and ESXi servers?

  Yes, 100% supported!  both are the same hypervisor, so you should have no problem running in the same cluster.  After all it is the best way to do a upgrade spread, and how we made our move between ESX and ESXi.

• ESX to ESXi upgrade

  Hi all!

  So my question is:

  Is there a way to easy upgrade from esx to esxi? or it will reinstall anyway?

  No way to upgrade. You must reinstall the host. The host document, reinstall it and configure it again :-)

• vSphere ESX or ESXi? Only one to choose...

  Hello

  I have to make the decision between the two, currently I have a mix of ESX and ESXi installed in my infrastructure.

  I heard we should all 'UPGRADE' to ESXi, well I thought that ESXi is that the poor cousin of the ESX ESX was the version to be on!

  And how would finance ESXi, work permit?

  Thanks, Julien

  Hello

  We have the ESXi since ESX 2014 will be step by step more vmware support.

  and according to the licenceing is worrying choose from standard, walking, enteprise and wide + .whichever is suits your infra... all have their characteristics to distinguish and costs.

  http://www.VMware.com/files/PDF/vsphere_pricing.PDF

  Kish

• How to get data from perf of ESX servers when VC is unreachable?

  Hello

  I want to get the data of the perf of ESX servers when VC is unreachable. When I try to connect to VC, although the name of username/password is correct, but due to some or the other reason, VC is coming as inaccessible, now in this scenario is it possible for me to get the data from the servers ESX and their virtual machines Perf? How to on this subject, if possible?

  Kind regards

  Deepak

  I'm confused by your reference to "profiles"? What do you mean by profile? If you're referring to something called host profiles this function treats remaining with configurations between hosts in a cluster that is compatible with the addition of new hosts in a given cluster. This feature won't be available before vSphere 4.0 and has Nothing to do with performance information.

  Please re-read my last comment, if you are looking to retrieve performance data, you must either connect to vCenter or connect to each of the individual hosts to collect this information. I hope it's clear.

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