Upgrade ESX 4.0 to ESXi 4.1

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• Upgrade ESX 4.0 to ESXi.4.1 environment

  Hello

  In our environment, we use VMware ESX 4.0.0 but now we try to improve our environment to ESX 4.0.0 to ESXi.4.1.0

  All ESX hosts are bladecenter and they use a shared storage (SAN).  All ESX are in a cluster in vCenter.  In vCenter Vmotion, DRS and HA of this cluster is on.

  If no on has upgraded their VMware ESX 4.0 environment to ESXi 4.1.0 then please let me know any upgrade.

  What are the important things that I have to take care. I also want to know what are the documents I have to do before moving on to ESXi 4.1.0

  Can I add ESX and ESXi hosts in a single cluster and create the mixed environment?

  If there are suggestions, process shots, material or screen then let me know.

  Thank you and best regards,

  Q 1) I also want to know, if I don't want to destroy any shared data store, then what precautions should I take?

  For us, when you get new buildings we cables optical fibre on the back of the hosts, this way to protect yourself against any chance of putting in form of a shared logical unit number.

  (Q 2) after the migration of all the virtual machines from one host to another that I have to get out of this host to vCenter and then I need to install ESXi or I can install ESXi without removing the host to vCenter.

  you need to remove the host to vCenter. Once the host has been rebuilt, 'add host' in vCenter.

  (Q3) also do what are the essential documents that I need to do before you rebuild the ESXi 4.1.0 so it will help me to reconfigure after installing ESXi?

  I would start with the Installable, ESXi and vCenter Server Installation Guide

  Can be found at

  http://www.VMware.com/support/pubs/vs_pages/vsp_pubs_esxi41_i_vc41.html

• Upgrade ESX 4.0 to ESXi embedded 4.1 - nervous on the automatic formatting...

  Hello

  I start by upgrading our joint field of ESX 3.5/4.0 to 4.1 and decided now would be the perfect time to migrate to ESXi. I have a stash of 4 GB USB keys and am ready to go, however one thing makes me nervous. ESXi has the habit of formatting of disks during startup that is causing me some concern. Here is the situation - I have a machine with a few local data stores containing virtual machines connected via a SAS controller that is running ESX 4.0 installed on the first RAID 1 data store. Now I want this migrate to ESXi 4.1, so my idea is to put a USB in (as this is a Dell T710 she has an internal USB port), and then run the Setup ESXi 4.1 directly on the USB. In theory, this should work fine, I understand that I will need to put in place networks etc. because it will not pick up the config of the ESX existing install. Someone had problems with their local data warehouses wiped even if it is installed on a stick? ESXi does his thing format only on the first boot, and if so can I simply remove hard drives related to store data before the first start, then put them back in later?

  See you soon

  JD

  CompTIA A + network +.

  VMware VCP 3

  > ESXi does his thing format only on the first boot

  ESXi reformatted only the drive where you install it. In case of installation of flash USB ESXi will format the USB key and will not affect data warehouses the.

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• ESX 4.0 to ESXi migration

  I just want to confirm this. Can migrate us from ESX 4.0 to ESXi 4.1 via the Update Manager? If so, any supporting documentation?

  Thank you

  Can migrate us from ESX 4.0 to ESXi 4.1 via the Update Manager?

  No, there is no way to upgrade ESX 4.0 to ESXi 4.1. However. According to the vSphere 5 Upgrade Guide (see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-pubs.html) an ESX/ESXi 4.x upgrade to ESXi 5.0 is supported (as long as 4.x installation is not an upgrade from 3.x)

  André

• Upgrading ESX 3.5.0 build 110268 ESXi 5.1 or newer

  I need to upgrade our current VMware ESX 3.5 cluster for the ESXi 5.1. To summarize the migration, we will use all of the new materials for vsphere 5.1 5.1 ESXi and new iSCSI SAN.

  Existing/current cluster environment (about 44 vms) is as follows:-vcenter (version 2.5) (1) and (3) dell servers to ESX 3.5 for a total of 4 servers, storage Fibre Channel EMC CX 300.  We went ahead and bought 4 new Dell servers and storage iSCSI, SAN Compellent Dell to replace the current environment.  The only difference is that the NEW strorage for cluster 5.1 will not fibre channel, but will rather iSCSI.

  I read a few post regarding similar improvements which I have summarized, but I'm a little unsure of how to proceed in particular relative to the storage side, (cluster running FC and iSCSI for new cluster).

  1. install Vcenter 5 on of the new material/vcenter Server

  (A) disconnect all ESX 3.5 knots of vcenter 2.5 and plug the new Vsphere 5 and set up the cluster

  (B) connect all new ESXi 5.1 nodes to the new vsphere 5 for the new Vsphere 5 cluster will contain all of the new and the old 3.5/ESXi 5.1 ESX servers

  -This is where I am confused.  My plan is to have the new cluster 5.1 vsphere manage guests to vmotion ESX 3.5 and ESXi 5.1, the old 3.5 ESX virtual machine in the new 5.1 ESXi.  Can I add new nodes 5.1 ESXi or ESX 3.5 to the new cluster 5.1 first, or that matter which node I add first?  Also, the new 5.1 ESXi hosts should have access to FC storage that the old ESX 3.5 has access to?  In other words, the new and old ESX/ESXi hosts would need to have visibility to the FC SAN for vmotion, right?  I do not know if I can add the ESX 3.5 and ESXi 5.1 to the new cluster if not all guests have access to the old CF storage?

  2. through ESXi 5 knots ESX 3.5 virtual machines using vmotion

  3. plan downtime for virtual machines and upgrade virtual hardware (use of snapshot before you upgrade upgrade goes bad snack)

  4 use storage vmotion to move vm data warehouses to the new iSCSI SAN

  Introduce the new iSCSI LUNS to the new cluster and make a storage vmotion to move storage vm of FC SAN to the iSCSI SAN.

  Thank you in advance, all the tips

  Who should do -

• Upgrading ESX to ESXi 4.1 3.5?

  I searched through the release notes, and it seems clear to me that I can go from ESX 3.5 to ESXi 4.1.

  It is specified that you can go to the ESXI have 3.5 to ESXi 4.1, but only as of ESX 3.5?  Can I upgrade level, or what I have to do a fresh install?

  ESX 3.5? Can I upgrade level, or what I have to do a fresh install?

  Cannot mix types i to i or ESX to ESX, you cannot 'upgrade' (i) ESX to ESX or vice versa.  So a new installation is necessary.

• Upgrading ESX when you are connected to the SAN

  Hello. At the time, it was considered preferable to unplug the host SAN during installation or upgrading ESX fram. Is this still the case with ESXi 5.5?

  Hello

  In fact, it is always best practice to disconnect from the SAN, but you could do it on the fly as well using the Manager to update if your upgrade to ESXi ESXI 5.1 to 5.5. I have seen many do

  without any problem. Just make sure that the hardware is compatible in HCL.

  Thank you
  Avinash

• Migrating from ESX 3.5 to ESXi 4.1

  I am planning a migration of ESX 3.5 Uptade 2 to ESXi 4.1 Update 1 in September.  Material welcomes VI environment is in place for renewal of the lease.  I build the new environment vSphere and attach to the same storage shared as the existing ESX VI 3.5.  My plan is the following...

  1. Get and install a new hardware server (C3000 and BL460C G7).
     
  2. Installing vCenter 4.1 (leave vCenter in demo mode to expose all the features)
     
  3. Configure the plugin Update Manager vCenter
     
  4. Install ESXi 4.1 Update 1 on new hosts and add to vCenter 4.1
     
  5. Configure the new Cluster and configure HA and vMotion. (We are allowed for vSphere 4.1 Standard Edition)
     
  6. Linking hosts to Update Manager and sanitize with all updates.
     
  7. Configure virtual networks (host profiles are an option while in demo mode).
     
  8. Fix new hosts of VMFS existing databases.  (Data banks are VMFS version 3.31)
     
  9. Disconnect the Virtual Center 2.5 3.5 ESX host and add them to the new vCenter 4.1.
     
  10. Cold migrate VM ESX 3.5 hosts ESXi 4.1 bed and breakfast hosts
      
  11. Upgrade VMware tools on all guests.
      
  12. Upgrade all the guests computer virtual from version 4 to version 7.
      
  13. Detach the ESX host 3.5 since VMFS data warehouses.
      
  14. Remove the ESX 3.5 hosts vCenter 4.1
      
  15. Install all keys in license vSphere 4.1 (vSphere Standard Edition)
      
  16. Start the VM guests.
      
  17. Close and dismantle the old ESX 3.5 hosts.
      

  Any feedback is most appreciated.  Please let me know if I'm missing something.

  Then, you'd weigh your losses.  Do you have the characteristics of the hardware virtual v7 for these virtual machines or can you live with material v4?  Personally, I needed the changed block tracking which requires hardware v7.  It really comes down to what you need.  I recommend bringing them up to v7 but that's just my opinion.

• Fornuis ESX 3.5 has ESXi 4.1

  Hola,

  Fornuis posible are ESX 3.5 an ESXi 4.1?

  If is can me podeis indicate donde me puedo bajar change para utilizarla con el Update manager?

  He estado buscando, pero solo encuentro the addition of ESXi 3.5 an ESXi 4.1 y tengo ESX 3.5.

  Gracias.

  Hola MEfoc:

  None exists the possibility of ESX 3.5 fornuis an ESXi 4.1 stepped ser Québec pases ESX 3.5 primero an ESX 4.1 y posteriormente ESX 4.1 an ESXi 4.1. If no quieres realize esos pasos have than realize una instalacion limpia.

  A greeting.

• Impossible to upgrade ESX 4.0 to 4.1

  Hello

  
  

  I am trying to upgrade ESX 4.0 to 4.1 using vCenter Update Manager. I tried to create the baseline with the following steps: choose "transfer files to upgrade" in the menu drop down and then browse .by and .zip file to the local disk. After some time it gives an error: cannot import the upgrade.

  
  

  Could someone please help me on this problem.

  BR

  Faruqe
  

  Have you upgrad also VUM to version 4.1?

  André

• Migration of VM to ESX 3.5 to ESXi 4.1 between 2 vCentre infrastructure

  We have 2 vMware infrastructure. Separate ESX 3.5 and ESXi 4.1 two farms

  What would be the best practices with minimal downtime to migrate all our virtual machines of one infrastructure to another. Each Infrastructure is own San but it should be possible for the new ESXi environment access data stores in ESX 3.5 environment.

  It would be recommended to guests unregister and re-register in the new server farm, then follow the steps to update to vmware-tools first and then vHardware?

  In my opinion, there will be 3 reboots during this process with windows clients that will account for most of the downtime?

  Please let know us if you need more information to help answer.

  Minimum stopping time can be obtained in this way:

  (1) register all 'old' hosts new vCenter

  (2) SAN share between the old and the new cluster

  (3) if there are hardware changes then you can activate CVS for the new cluster or turning off the virtual computer, migrate and switch

  (4) vMotion VMs to new cluster

  (5) turn off the new SAN access to old hosts

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• Upgrade esx 4.0 to 5.0 esxi

  HII All,

  We have some Esx 4.0, some esx 4.1 and 1 esx 5.0, we planning for a same upgradtion to all servers in vmware esxi 5.0

  That is why inviting you to please share some documents and asked to suggest some best practices to begin this process

  Important is our exchange and Conroller of domain and DNS servers are also Virtual Machines and our customers work 24 x 7.

  It is the same for a reconstruction.  If you use a channel fiber storage system, do not change the WWN.  Don't forget to unplug the cables before the rebuild, then when full.

• Upgrading to ESX 3.5 and ESXI 4.1 vmfs

  Can I upgrade to 4.1esxi without upgrading the VMFS on SAN? Replace the SAN at a later date, I wanted to get the server to update first.

  Yes you can.

  You should find this link useful: http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/02/25/re-vmfs-3-versions-%E2%80%93-maybe-you-should-upgrade-your-vmfs/

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• Upgrading ESX 4.1 and 5.1 with UC VMServers

  I'm trying to find the documentation, guide or any details on this and have developed short on cisco.com and docwiki.cisco.com I hope that someone can point me in the right direction.

  To simplify my question let say, we have a current ESX 4.1 environment with VM servers running the following applications: CUCM, CUPS, CUC, UCCX. (does it matter if they are running 8.5/8.6 or 9.1?)

  If we were to move to ESX 4.1 to 5.1 What is the impact on the servers of Cisco? What are the procedures? Anything specific Cisco or a development warn that must be taken into account? And especially (can not find the answer to anywhere) we must redeploy the OVAs (from v7 to v8 to match) during and after the ESX upgrade?

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you!

  From:

  http://docwiki.Cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Communications_VMware_Requirements

  Correction and update of VMware vSphere, ESXi

  • In general, versions of Cisco Collaboration app mandate only the major and minor of ESXi versions they demand / support.
  • Guest OS support - Cisco's Collaboration applications that require a minimum Maintenance release (e.g. "5.1 U1' as minimum instead of"5.1"as minimum) for the application to be supported explicitly call this point on their product detailed pages.  When in doubt, consult Cisco Plan, design, implement (PDI) HelpDesk or Cisco TAC.
  • Supports hardware - version for a major/minor taken ESXi supported by Cisco's Collaboration applications, recommendation is to use the latest version of Maintenance which is also supported / recommended by the provider of servers (and storage if provider deployment to NAS/SAN).  To determine if a fix or a Maintenance of ESXi version "may" or "should" be deployed, follow the advice of these sources:

  • VMware Compatibility Guide (http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl) & nbsp; for the version taken major/minor ESXi supported by Cisco Collaboration vSphere.
  • Server hardware compatibility information to the supplier for the major/minor ESXi version required by Cisco Collaboration of vSphere.  For example, Cisco UCS, documents of compatibility to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10477/prod_technical_reference_list.htmlserver.

  Other "versions".

  • Version of VM (vmv) - the vmv represents the virtual hardware version. New versions of ESXi can increase the latest vmv, but ESXi versions always take care of the older versions of vmv (visit vmware.com for more information on the compatibility of the versions of vmv with ESXi versions). The "strict minimum" for Cisco's Collaboration applications is vmv4 and is usually transparent. Cisco-/ required files OVA will be for a particular version of vmv (e.g. OVAs for ESXi 5.x include vmv7 and vmv8). Unless is not a Cisco Collaboration application, customers are free to upgrade manually the vmv to a most recent vmv supported by the version of ESXi (click here for more details ).
  • File system VMFS (Virtual Machine) version - this is transparent to the applications of Cisco's Collaboration, but recommends using the latest version available for the major/minor version of VMware vSphere, ESXi, you deploy on.

  below that you have links to specific applications of version indicating compatibility with ESXi versions.

  HTH,

  Chris

• With the help of Manager Update to upgrade ESX 5.1 to 5.5 - conflicting ERROR VIBS

  
  Hello

  I hope someone can help. I have a number of 5.1 ESX host that I would spend 5.5 using the Update Manager which seems straight forward enough... right

  vCentre is 5.5

  Import the ESXi ISO to update manager

  Create a baseline

  Attach the base to the host to be upgraded

  Analyze and correct the

  .... Simple

  The problem I have is that use us the HP Custom image because they are all servers in HP, sense, right. I downloaded the HP 5.5 Custom ISO Image from the VMWare site and imported from the ISO to the Update Manager, created a base line, attached to a host of test (DL585 G5) and scan. IM presented then an incompatible warning and details show below

  

  I searched the net for a solution and found several contradictory entries on dealing with VIBs and creating custom ISOs, I also downloaded the ZIP of the Depot HP ESX file and created a custom ISO that does not work either.

  Here are the current Broadcom VIBs installed on my ESX host, test

  

  I can not also remove the contradictory VIBs because they are network card drivers and if I delete and restart the host does not have network cards (well Yes, I tried).

  Its been 2 days of pulling my hair and maybe I'm missing something simple.

  Anyone have any ideas?

  Thank you

  DCurrie,

  I'm in the same boat as you. I all hosts in HP DL380s I have migrated my hosts to test on my server to vCenter 5.5 U1 and went to perform the upgrade on the hosts of 5.1. I had everything first to apply the latest patches on the 5.1, which then allowed me to level 5.5.0 of the host. I then had another set of patches that I applied (assuming that I had to do before moving to 5.5.1). After the implementation of those, I still 5.5.1 an incompatible upgrade.

  The upgrade contains the following set of contradictory VIBs:

  Broadcom_bootbank_net - bnx2_2.2.5dv55.2 - 1OEM.550.0.0.1331820

  Remove the conflicting VIBs, or use the Image Generator...

  Then, I could at least make at 5.5.0, but not more than details. Both used 5.5.0 and 5.5.1 ISOs are ISOs of OEM HP.

  I have currently installed bnx2_2.2.4f.v55.3.

  HP has like downloadable bnx2_2.2.3t.v55.7 under the heading vSphere 5.5.

  VMware under the HCL has several versions, including my current version and the bnx2_2.2.5d.v55.2.

  Since this is test, I'll play with it some more and see what I can understand.

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  Update: from U1b 5.5 Release Notes

  Update Manager reports the status of compliance as Incompatible when scanning or clean up ESXi 5.x hosts in a HA cluster

  When you perform an upgrade ESXi 5.x hosts belonging to a HA cluster analysis, Update Manager can report on the status of compliance of the incompatible host and might not allow the hosts to be remediated. Inconsistent compliance status is because of the way the agent of FDM (HA) is installed on ESXi 5.x hosts. From vSphere 5.0, the FDM agent is installed on the hosts ESXi as a VIB. When a VIB is installed or updated on an ESXi host, a flag is set to indicate that the bootbank on the host has been updated. Update Manager checks this flag while performing an analysis to level or sanitation and requires this flag to be cleared before the upgrade of a host. The flag can be cleared by restarting the host.

  Solution: restart guests reporting the State of compliance as Incompatible. Run the analysis of upgrading or rehabilitation after the host comes back online.

  Will try this and let you know how it goes.