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VMWARE vSphere Client 4.0 Update Manual (116 pages)
Brand:
VMWARE
| Category:
Software
| Size: 0.73 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Updated Information
7
About this Book
9
1 Changes to the Upgrade Process
11
Vcenter Server Upgrade
11
Host Upgrade
11
Datastore Upgrade
12
Virtual Machine Upgrade
12
Licensing
13
2 Example Upgrade Scenarios
15
About the Upgrade Process
15
Upgrading Environments with Host Clusters
16
Upgrading Environments Without Host Clusters
17
Upgrading by Moving Virtual Machines Using Vmotion
18
Upgrading by Moving Virtual Machines Using Upgrade Vmotion
20
Upgrading by Moving Powered off or Suspended Virtual Machines (with Vcenter Server)
22
Upgrading by Moving Powered off or Suspended Virtual Machines (Without Vcenter Server)
23
Upgrading to Vcenter Server on a New Machine
24
3 Changing Host Types
27
Change ESX to Esxi Installable
27
Change Esxi Embedded to ESX
27
Change Esxi Embedded to Esxi Installable
28
4 System Requirements
29
ESX Hardware Requirements
29
Esxi Hardware Requirements
32
Vcenter Server and Vsphere Client Hardware Requirements
34
Vcenter Server Software Requirements
35
Vsphere Client Software Requirements
36
Support for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
36
Requirements for Creating Virtual Machines
36
Required Ports
36
Supported Remote Management Firmware Versions
38
5 Preparing for the Upgrade to Vcenter Server
39
About the Vcenter Server 4.0 Upgrade
39
Vcenter Server Upgrade Summary
39
Prerequisites for the Vcenter Server Upgrade
40
Vcenter Server Database Patch and Configuration Requirements
42
Database Scenarios
43
Configure Vcenter Server to Communicate with the Local Database after Shortening the Computer Name to 15 Characters or Fewer
44
Back up Virtualcenter 2.X
45
Run the Vcenter Agent Preupgrade Check Tool
45
Downtime During the Vcenter Server Upgrade
47
6 Upgrading to Vcenter Server 4.0
49
About the Database Upgrade Wizard
49
Upgrade to Vcenter Server
49
7 Upgrading to Vcenter Server on a Different Machine and Keeping the Existing Database
53
Back up and Restore a Microsoft SQL Database
53
Detach and Attach a Microsoft SQL Server Database
54
Back up and Restore an Oracle Database
55
Create a 32-Bit DSN on a 64-Bit Operating System
56
Upgrade to Vcenter Server on a Different Machine
56
8 Postupgrade Considerations for Vcenter Server
59
Upgrade to the Vsphere Client
60
Using a License Server to Manage ESX 3.X/Esxi 3.5 Hosts
60
License Server Scenarios
61
Join a Linked Mode Group after a Vcenter Server 4.0 Upgrade
61
Set the Maximum Number of Database Connections after a Vcenter Server Upgrade
62
Restore Virtualcenter 2.X
63
9 Upgrading Datastore and Network Permissions
65
Datastore Privileges
66
Network Privileges
66
Update Datastore Permissions
67
Update Network Permissions
68
10 Preparing for the Upgrade to ESX 4.0/Esxi 4.0
71
About Host Upgrades
71
Vsphere Host Update Utility
72
Vcenter Update Manager
72
Recommendation for Static IP Addresses
73
List of Upgraded Vsphere Components
73
List of Preserved Configuration Components
74
Back up the ESX Host Configuration
75
Back up the Esxi Host Configuration
75
Release Upgrade Support for Esx/Esxi
76
11 Upgrade to ESX 4.0 or Esxi 4.0
79
Upgrade ESX Hosts
79
Upgrade Esxi Hosts
81
12 Postupgrade Considerations for Hosts
83
Restore Vsphere Web Access on ESX Hosts
84
Evaluation Period Countdown
85
Clean up the ESX Bootloader Menu after Upgrade
85
About the Esxconsole.vmdk
86
Uninstalling the Vmware License Server
86
Vsphere Host Update Utility Support for Rolling Back Esx/Esxi Upgrades
87
Roll Back an ESX Upgrade
87
Roll Back an Esxi Update, Patch, or Upgrade
88
Restore the ESX Host Configuration
88
Restore the Esxi Host Configuration
88
13 Upgrading Virtual Machines
89
About Vmware Tools
90
About Virtual Machines and Esx/Esxi Upgrades
90
Orchestrated Upgrade of Virtual Machines Scenario
90
Planning Downtime for Virtual Machines
91
Downtime for Upgrading Virtual Machines
91
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Microsoft Windows Guest
92
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Linux Guest in an X Terminal
93
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Linux Guest with the RPM Installer
94
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Linux Guest with the Tar Installer
96
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Solaris Guest
97
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools in a Netware Virtual Machine
98
Perform an Automatic Upgrade of Vmware Tools
99
Upgrade Vmware Tools on Multiple Virtual Machines
100
Configure a Virtual Machine to Automatically Upgrade Vmware Tools
101
Upgrade Virtual Hardware
101
Upgrade Virtual Hardware on Multiple Virtual Machines
102
14 About Host Updates and Patches
105
Best Practices for Updates
105
About Patching Hosts with Vsphere Host Update Utility
105
About the Vihostupdate Command-Line Utility
108
Index
113
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