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• upgrade to vCenter on new server

  Hi all

  We currently have:

  A: Server vCenter current 5.5 with database on server b.

  Server B: vCenter SQL database

  C: brilliant new server

  We would like to do:

  Server: old 5.5 vCenter (not in use, stop)

  Server B: Server SQL database vCenter (same database as before, just upgraded to 6)

  C: Server vCenter 6.x with the same database on server B as before

  So what we want to do is to simply install vCenter 6 on the new server and point it at the existing database during the installation. Can you let us know if it works please? Otherwise what paths are available for us please (installation of 5.5 to the new server, pointing to the existing database, and then in place upgrade to 6 for example).

  See you soon.

  Hello

  VCenter installation costs 6 and that it points to a DB vCenter previously used for 5.5 will fail with the error of the incompatibility of data base (daily if with VMware support)

  What you need to do is:

  Server c: fresh installation of 5.5

  Perform an upgrade on the spot of 5.5 to 6.0 using the external DB. The DB is automatically promoted to VC6 compatibility during upgrade on site.

  Suhas

• VCenter Server to a new server transfer

  Hello
  I'm doing an update from the 2008 to the 2012r2 server.  I was wondering how to spend my vCenter server.

  We are running the essentials package.

  I thought just build a new server, the connection my hosts in vCenter and then close and delete the old server?
  My thought process is correct, or is there something else I need to do along the way?

  Hello

  The important thing to know with vCenter is the majority of your important information in the SQL database. You're right, install a new instance of vCenter on your new Server R2 of 2012 is the best way to go and make sure that you connect to your existing SQL DB.

  What version of vCenter/ESXi are you running? 5.5? There are a few other things to consider before proceeding, as the backup of your configuration of SSO and service inventory? Do you use things such as tags in the web client? Is your particularly complicated configuration of SSO? If this isn't the case, then you can probably not bother with their backup and restoration.

  If it were me, I'd do the following as a rough plan:

  (1) save the SQL DB to be 100% sure.

  (2) off your old server.

  (3) configure the new server with the old server's IP address. Make the necessary DNS changes.

  (4) 2012 R2 server Setup again.

  (5) for mounting and you are prompted, use an ODBC connection created in your existing SQL DB.

  (6) all the components and installation vCenter.

  (7) test of

  There would be other options to restore SSO / inventory if you want too.

  The plan to uninstall or disable the new server, restore your DB back backup and power on your old server.

  Happy to help you further if necessary!

• The steps required to perform a migration to a new server vCenter using distributed switches?

  We are currently on version 5.1 of vCenter and ESXi 5.1 on all our guests.  We use a vDS on our current server vCenter and will need to migrate to a new server vCenter soon.  Is there a documentation about the steps to migrate to a new server vCenter using switches distributed?  We hope to achieve this goal without any downtime.  The problem is that we need that VDS on our 10GB network for the aggregation of links.  If having to migrate guests at standard switches before moving them to the new vCenter server, there will be problems of network performance.

  Because information about your environment are stored in the database of vcenter al you should just be able to stand up the new vCenter server and that it points to the existing database

• Migration of VCenter 4.0 to 4.1 on the new server - database upgrade problem

  Hello

  I am trying to migrate from a 32-bit W2K3 vCenter Server 4.0 to 4.1 running on a new server W2K8 R2.

  The servers have different hostnames and IP addresses.

  The datamigration tool ran on the existing server and registered the relevant question of config. I run it on the new server, and he acknowledges that there is data on migration and launch the installation program. This will go through the first steps and connects successfully to the db SQL 2005 (which is on a separate machine) via the DSN. Then, it generates an error:

  "vCenter server does not support the upgrade of database version 2.5u5 or below." Please upgrade the database to a supported version and try again".

  Thus, the vCenter database is in an old 'format '?

  How can I update manually?

  Thank you very much

  P

  Welcome to the community.

  VCenter 4.0 DB is different from 2.5, for its strange.

  Check the DSN configuration if you point to the correct DB.

  André

• Mobile to a new server vCenter ESX host

  Hello.

  For several reasons (including the old server vCenter 2003 x 86) I would like to move our ESX host to a new server vCenter (version 4.1 under Windows 2008 R2). Our ESX environment using HA/DRS and resource pools.

  Is it possible to move the hosts to the new server without VM downtime?

  I think disabling HA/DRS and then disconnect the old vCenter servers, then adding them to the new. That would be possible, or is there a better way?

  And second, that things are lost that kind of operation? Data of performance and resources with Betclic, another?

  / Christian

  Hey there,

  The procedure is very simple:

  -Disable HA host monitoring

  -Disconnect the old vCenter host

  -Remove old vCenter host

  -Add the host to the new vCenter Server

  -You will be weather you are prompted to add all of the resources of the host with Betclic under a live of... the list resources or put all your VMS in pool root of the pole. Select them grafted in... so you can keep your resource pools. You can move the autour pools in the hierarchy on the new vCenter.

  -After you have moved all of your hosts, you can activate HA host followed once again and check that the DRS has the settings you want.

  You lose well obviously all performance data, but you can bring your pools of resources for the new vCenter.

• Migrate to the new server vCenter hw

  I make plans to migrate all my my old hardware of server vCenter ESX hosts to a new (and much faster). Both vCenter servers are version 4. To delete a my old vCenter ESX host, I need to put it in maintenance mode. Maintenance mode means turn it off or by moving my VMs to other hosts.

  Is there a way to move my ESX hosts to the new server vCenter without voltage VM?

  Hi bjornl,

  If you need to keep the virtual machines running on the host computers, while removing a cluster host, data center or same vCenter, and then select the option 'Disconnect' first. The host shows as grayed out and disconnected. Once in this state you can 'remove' the host of your first vCenter.

  Create your new data center and then "Add host" Cluster in the new. Everything will be powered on your virtual machines.

  The only issues I've had with this is if the original or the new cluster using vMotion improve compatibility (EVC). This aspect must correspond to both ends. Once you do this, it works fine.

  Hope this helps,

  Dan

• Best method to move the VCenter server on new server

  I need to move my VCenter server to a new machine.

  The computer name and the IP address will be different from the original.

  1 should I use the existing database or there will be too many references to the old server vCenter Server?

  2. should I start from scratch on a new server and import my 5 ESX servers?  (Story not so important for me)

  If I start, unplug the old and add it again or just to add again and it will automatically remove the old?

  Best methods out there?  A document any?

  Thanks for any help in advance

  Brian

  Hello.

  See KB 5850444.

  Good luck!

• Installing Vcenter new server with the new database

  Hello

  We currently have the virtual Center 2.5 with SQL express back-end and we are planning to upgrade to vcenter server with Oracle backend. My original plan was to start over by installing vcenter on a temporary server with Oracle and eventually return the current server vcenter and use the same Oracle server. What would be the simplest solution for this? Essentially, in the end, we need to use the current server to vcenter but move from the db to the Oracle database. Our group consists of 3 servers and only active DRS at present (HA disabled for this upgrade). Can I upgrade the current virtual Center vcenter server directly and do fresh install for the Oracle database?

  Thank you

  I would also install a new server vCenter thr.

  After that, make a new configuration and Noor and if everything works correctly, uninstall the old und VC 2.5 check also the HA!

  Good luck!

• Problem after moving to new server vCenter

  I moved vCenter to a new server by following this article:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 5850444

  After editing the file vpxa.cfg with the new IP of the vCenter server and restart management services, all of my guests are still disconnected.  I tried to select "Connect" from the menu, which has been connected to the host.  However, HA not properly configures.  Has anyone seen these symptoms after moving to a new server vCenter? Ideas for how I can fix the problems?

  More details can be provided according to the needs

  Thank you

  Jeff

  Is / was enabled on this cluster HA?  Have your tried to disable HA on the cluster, and once that all your hosts have been added to the rear allowing HA again.

  In addition, even if you did, you can restart the agents once again all hosts in the cluster

  > service vmware-vpxa restart

  > service mgmt-vmware restart

• movement of virtual machines on new server

  I'm fairly new to vmware and operate a very limited plant, but would like assistance.  I have the Essentials package and ESX 4.0 is running on a single server with the virtual machines stored on local hard disks.  I installed a new server ESXi 5.1 and local storage, and I need to move the virtual machines from the old server to the new server.  If it's important, the guest virtual machine operating system are a mixture of linux and windows.  What is the best method to move those VMs?

  Hello

  If you have the two host added to vCenter, you can turn off VMs and migrate virtual machines to another host and data store.

  Since you do not have a shared storage, you must turn off VM to change host and the data store.

  It doesn't matter what OS you are running on a virtual machine.

  Thank you

  Hentzien

• Move the license to new server

  We are biking on the old servers and you need to move the license vsphere from a server that puts us out of service to a new server.

  I put the new Server clustered in Eval mode and moved all the guests to him. The old server has more no guests and is ready to be removed from the cluster, how to I release the license on this subject so I can apply it to the new server?

  Thank you

  Eric

  Yes, you should completely remove it form your vCenter - perpendicular removed once the client vSphere ESX Server environment and close. Once removed, you can apply the license on the new ESX Server-

  If you have followed the procedure to apply the license on the ESX Server properly - close off the vSphere client and reopen the client and the warning of evaluation will be gone

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• New server vCenter4

  We currently have VirtualCenter2.5 on a physical server.   We will begin our upgrade to vSphere4.  The first step is to upgrade or install vCenter4.   However, our servers are all on the lease and the VirtualCenter server is off lease.  We receive a new server and I decided well enough just to install a new copy of vCenter on that instead you re-create the server VirtualCenter2.5 and upgrade.

  Let's save our VirtualCenter database as well as the license server file.

  Because we have the VirtualCenter2.5 server and our server replacement for a few days, my thought is to install vCenter on the new server, attach the file to the database and the license server.  Then, I think I need to recreate my environment again on the vCenter server to include presenting CF LUN again.  is that correct?  Or is there a better way to do it?

  you won't lose any of your features.  Don't forget the features are based on licenses.  I guess that you only had / have business license with VI3, licensing will be the same in vSphere4.

  With regard to your DBA, tell them just to make a backup of the complete BD and you will call them, if you need their help

  P.S. see this snipit of vSphere Upgrade Guide

  On the upgrade database Wizard

  The upgrade database Wizard updates the schema of the VirtualCenter database. The upgrade of database

  run the Wizard after completing installation of vCenter Server Wizard.

  When you perform an upgrade to vCenter Server, you must use a VirtualCenter 2.x database that is supported

  upgrade by vCenter Server 4.0.

  The upgrade database wizard runs once you click on install in the setup of the vCenter server. The database

  Assistant upgrade upgrades the database schema to make it compatible with vCenter Server 4.0. The schema

  defines the tables, the fields in each table, and the relationships between the tables and fields.

  If you upgrade VirtualCenter 2.5, the database upgrade wizard runs in the background. If you are

  upgrading from VirtualCenter 2.0.x the upgrade database wizard appears, and you must complete the wizard.

  The upgrade database Wizard does not level a version not supported in database (for example, Oracle 9i)

  in a database that is taken in charge.

• Upgrade virtual Center 2.02 VC 2.5 on the new server. Upgrade ESX 3.02 ESX Server 3.5. and add the new ESX Server.

  Hello

  We are due to upgrade our VMWare environment. ESX 3.02 x servers virtual Center 2.02 and 3.  We have new material on which to install Virtual Center and we are also adding a new ESX Server.

  I read various guides for virtual center upgrade and watched questions on the forum, but can not see everything that relates to the way I thought to do. I want to install Virtual Center 2.5 on the new server and I would refer her to the current virtual cenre database.  Is this supported?

  I then install ESX 3.5 on my new ESX Server and add it to the virtual Center. Then I would start the upgrade / rebuild other servers using VMotion to migrate all VM the next server to be rebuilt on the new server running ESX 3.5.

  Would this work.

  What is the best way to upgrade the virtual center of new material and a new Version?

  Thank you for all the advice that can be offered.

  Kind regards.

  Kevan

  Kevan says:

  I read various guides for virtual center upgrade and watched questions on the forum, but can not see everything that relates to the way I thought to do. I want to install Virtual Center 2.5 on the new server and I would refer her to the current virtual cenre database.  Is this supported?

  Yes, it is an upgrade that is supported.  Don't forget there will be an upgrade for your DB schema and it may take some time.  Just make sure that you have a good backup of your DB before you start.

  I then install ESX 3.5 on my new ESX Server and add it to the virtual Center. Then I would start the upgrade / rebuild other servers using VMotion to migrate all VM the next server to be rebuilt on the new server running ESX 3.5.

  I agree entirely, I drive rebuild is the way to go.

  Would this work. > What is the best way to upgrade the virtual center of new material and a new Version?

  Upgrade to the current version using the .iso image file.  Don't forget the license server, which is a standalone update and are located in the folder /vpx of the vCenter .iso

  Upgrade path:

  1 vCenter

  2 ESX

  3 VMware Guest Tools

  Thank you for all the advice that can be offered.

  I hope that was a little helpful as well

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vi3_35/esx_3/r35u2/vi3_35_25_u2_upgrade_guide.PDF

• My account is migrated to a new server, so I had to recreate the same account in Thunderbird, but I can not delete the old one - they appear together now.

  My account is migrated to a new server, so I had to recreate the same account in Thunderbird, but I can not delete the old one - they appear together now.

  If there is no email from the old account that you want to keep, move them in local directories first.
  Tools > accounts settings
  OR
  Right click on the email account in the fodler pane, and then select "settings".

  Select the account you want to delete.
  Click on "Actions account."
  Select 'delete account '.
  Click OK

  See the image as an aid: