Upgrade to Vcenter 4.0 to Vcenter 4.1: what settings are migrated

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• vCenter Server down - what features are lost?

  I'm sorry if this has been answered before, I'm sure it is, but what I don't seem to find exactly what I was looking for when searching for it.

  If I lose the connection to vCenter, and I've got vSphere Enterprise more than licenses, which includes / functions I would lose as vCenter is down? Is it only the DRS and nothing else, or some other robot would be lost requiring a vCenter?

  Thanks again in advance, and sorry if this is a re-hash of old news.

  Main environment is 5.0 however looking to switch to 5.1.

  Hello

  If the vCenter server is down, you won't be able to vMotion, Storage vMotion, HA, DRS, Update Manager. Also you will not be able to user VDR or POS.

  Concerning

  Mohammed

• 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

• Upgrade to vCenter 5.1 to 6

  Hello

  Received a customer request to improve environment vsphere 5.1 to 6. Upgrade include below.

  Please suggest what is the best practice for upgrade. Should I put the host to vcenter first level, then vclient, Update Manager. What things should be verified/backed up before upgrading.

  1 Vcenter

  2 Vclient

  3. Update Manager

  4 host

  Thanks in advance.

  Manky

  Your order of upgrade look OK and I recommend that you take a look at these KB articles for some best practices:

  VMware KB: Upgrading recommended vcenter Server 6.0

  VMware KB: Best practice to install or upgrade to VMware ESXi 6.0

  If you have any other VMware products installed, take a look here for the update sequence: VMware KB: update of the sequence for vSphere 6.0 and their compatible VMware product

• Upgrade to vcenter 5.5 to 6.0

  Hello

  I tried to improve windows Vcenter 5.5 with SSO to Vcenter 6.0 with controller platform, but when I ran the installer, only sso-to-platform controller has been upgraded.

  In the installer first window was written: "another 5.x products are also detected on this machine but will not be upgraded." After you install the controller platform, all the old 5.5 services have been uninstalled, but when I tried to rerun the installer - I could only to remove controller platform.

  In this case, I uninstalled old vcenter earlier and tried to install the new version, I can't do that, cause, I was able to not use of old db vcenter.

  Could you give some ideas what is wrong and what is the workaround?

  THX

  I solved my problem of last upgrade vcenter 5.5 u2 u3, I have successfully upgraded to vcenter 6.0 u1.

• The upgrade to vCenter 5 foundation

  Hello, everyone!

  I have several questions about upgrading to vCenter 5 foundation:

  (1) is editing Foundation vCenter is frowned upon in vSphere 6?

  (2) If a client vCenter Foundation 5 license and valid SnS, can it move its vCenter server to vCenter 6 Foundation?

  (3) if the customer has vCenter Foundation 5 license and SnS validates that lisenses must purchase for upgrade to vsphere 6?

  Please take a look at VMware KB: law Mapping for vSphere and vCenter Server which contains the official answer to your questions.

  André

• An upgrade to Vcenter of 5.5upd2 to 5.5upd2e is easy

  We have only 5 all current 5.5upd2 to run esxi hosts. Very basic maybe 20 guests, no HA.    We use the VCenter unit also running the same version.  My question is updated all these.   I see the UPDATE tab in the web interface of devices and it seems very easy.   Then risk I'm running this minor update. And what precautions should I take to ensure no problems, or a fallback position?   Because this is the device I know that it is one thing to chickens and eggs.   Just Flash it?   Clone or both.    Or am I worrying too much because the update is so minor (just 'e' version)?

  Also.  I update the device correct first of all, before the hosts?

  Thank you

  HMorris

  The upgrade sequence is first the vCenter, and then the hosts, but since this is a minor update, if you upgrade your hosts, first they will still work with your old vCenter.

  Here's a KB on vCenter update: KB VMware: VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.x update

  Take a look at the note:

  Notes:

  • Before you start the update process, as a best practice, VMware recommends that turn you up or take a snapshot of the VMware vCenter Server Appliance virtual machine to facilitate recovery if need arise.
  • Make sure the clocks of all machines on the network of vSphere are synchronized. For more information, see the section network to synchronize the clocks on vSphere vSphere Upgrade Guide.
  • Make sure that all users and administrators are informed that all vCenter Server services are not available during the update process.
  • For monitoring the status of the update, see the /opt/vmware/var/log/vami/updatecli.log file.
  • The update process can take 90-120 minutes. Do not restart until the update is complete.

• The upgrade to vCenter

  I'm about to upgrade our cluster of vSphere ESXi 5 to 5.5, but before I did I wanted to confirm that the upgrade to vCenter there is no downtime for virtual machines hosted.  I don't plan any, but wanted to make sure that no one had met something unexpected.

  Tony

  You do not wait to have a downtime of any virtual machines hosted by the upgrade to vCenter.

  If you upgraded to v5.0, then you also need to install VMware Single Sign On (SSO), which was introduced to vSphere 5.1.

• Upgrade to vCenter 5.0 to 5.5 - agent backward compatibility?

  I'm moving from 5.0 to 5.5.  As I did this is that I have a VM vCenter standalone.  I cloned it (run sysprep, etc.) and then upgraded the clone to not touch anything we have in production.

  When asked to upgrade the agents on the hosts, I chose that I have them will modernize manually at a later date.

  So first of all the question, are backward compatible with 5.0 agents?  Or once that I upgrade, only vCenter 5.5 will be able to connect?

  What is the best way to return to agent 5.0 if I have problems after upgrading to 5.5 agent?

  In my client web vCenter 5.5, I'll try to add the hosts when even just to see if there is a connectivity (understand an error message could say that much) but I don't see a way to add them manually.  It appears when I select hosts, he starts searching for them (and can't find anything that is what I expected).

  I want to just make sure that what seems to behave correctly because there is no agent 5.5 host out there.

  Thank you much for the help.

  vCenter Server 5.5 supports the hosts of version 4.x and later... There is no need restoration agent and you can still run the vCenter Agent pre-upgrade Checker host before upgrading the server vCenter Server.

• upgrade to vCenter 5.0 to 5.5

  I went through the documentation for the upgrade to vCenter to 5.5, and it sounds simple enough. However, I can't find much info regarding to 5.2 skyline view and I'm not sure that the upgrade to vCenter 5.5 will on that?  Can someone shed some light on this.

  Thank you!

  Hello

  If you upgrade your server vCenter to 55, seen 5.2 will break, use this link to find the compatibility between vCenter server and Vmware view

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• Upgrade to vCenter 5.1.0 to 5.5.0 request admin password!

  Hi all

  We rely on the execution of an upgrade soon vcenter 5.1.0 to 5.5.0, a colleague who has already installed 5.1.0 doesn't remember definition the [email protected] SSO etc password.

  It is advised that it has been saved as long as its domain account on the domain but is not sure that he set the password. If I'm upgrading the instance of vCenter should I use the same password to vCenter?

  We are currently setup as directors of vCenter on our field and can connect to the client vsphere with our creds, my main question is that I would be able to set a new password for the user of [email protected] during the upgrade?

  Yes this means you can upgrade now. If you are prompted you can enter the password for admin@system-domain. Yes it will be grey and the only password must be entered.

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• Upgrade to vcenter server 5.1 without interrupting display connections

  Dear Experts,

  We need to upgrade the server vcenter to 5.1. VMware Server connection view won't

  The ESX servers become 5.1 as well

  Work with

  -vmare vcenter server 5.0

  -connection to the server view vmare 5.0 (no linked clone, automated pool)

  -ESXi 5.0

  Plan:

  -In place move vcenter server 5.0 to vcenter server 5.1

  Question:

  -Could we perform the upgrade from vcenter without interrupting the view vmare machines?

  -Is that I have to restart the server view connection manager

  -During the upgrade, will be the loose connection to their machines?

  -During the upgrade, the user will be able to authenticate, start their machines?

  Thank you for your support

  Wines

  [email protected]

  Dear Experts,

  -Could we perform the upgrade from vcenter without interrupting the view vmare machines?

  -Is that I have to restart the server view connection manager

  -During the upgrade, will be the loose connection to their machines?

  -During the upgrade, the user will be able to authenticate, start their machines?

  Thank you for your support

  Wines

  1: Yes

  2: no

  3: no

  4: depends on what policies of power you are using.  Since vCenter is going to be offline you won't be able to start and stop machines.  The best thing is to change your feeding strategy for always under tension and ensure that all machines are available during the interview of vCenter.

• The upgrade to vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 to 5.1 error

  Hello

  I'm trying to upgrade our vCenter 5.0 to 5.1 device and continue to operate in the following error message:

  Export DB error

  Thu, December 6, 2012 08:47:33 + 0000 * ERROR: cannot run command ' / etc/va/upgrade/pre-scripts/02_embedded_db.sh' 8 *.

  This error is located in upgrade.log.

  I'm following the steps in upgrade as outline here:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 2033990

  Has anyone encountered this problem?

  See you soon.

  Hello

  I couldn't find a solution and ended up in the development of a new device and the migration of guests on.

• upgrades of vcenter 5.0.1b to 5.0.2 (5.0 update 2) includes the schema of database update/upgrade?

  upgrades of vcenter 5.0.1b to 5.0.2 (5.0 update 2) includes the schema of database update/upgrade?

  Hello

  I'd be surprised if there is one, but have you checked with the database audit tool?

  http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2004286 - mentions not required for minor updates but still should be able to run it.

  Many tx

• the upgrade to vCenter 5.1.0b and SSL certificates

  someone knows if this minor upgrade will be stomp on the SSL CA (SSO, inventory, vCenter, Crossover, etc.) the certificates that we have thoroughly improved when we went from 4.1 directly to 5.1.0a?

  Thank you.

  Hello

  Your existing certificate will be in place while you perform the upgrade to vCenter server and after upgrade too.

  Concerning

  Mohammed