9 05, 2010

How to upgrade from VI 3.5 to vSphere 4 – with x64 vCenter Server (Part III)

By |2016-12-11T15:25:08+00:00May 9th, 2010|ESX, vCenter, Virtualization, vSphere|0 Comments

In Part II of this article, we went through the process of upgrading a VirtualCenter 2.5 server to vCenter 4.  In this third and final part, we'll talk about upgrading the hosts to ESX 4 and wrap up the upgrade process.  Let's get to it then: ESX Host upgrades: First of all, make sure IP and networking configuration [...]

7 05, 2010

How to upgrade from VI 3.5 to vSphere 4 – with x64 vCenter Server (Part II)

By |2016-12-11T15:25:09+00:00May 7th, 2010|ESX, vCenter, Virtualization, vSphere|3 Comments

In Part I of this article, we started with some points one should think about while preparing for the upgrade of a Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 environment to vSphere 4.  In this part, we'll go through the process of upgrading the VirtualCenter server to vCenter 4 Update 1. vCenter Install: Create a VM for the new vCenter server.  Suggested spec (varies according to requirements): 2048 MB [...]

6 05, 2010

How to upgrade from VI 3.5 to vSphere 4 – with x64 vCenter Server (Part I)

By |2016-12-11T15:25:09+00:00May 6th, 2010|ESX, vCenter, Virtualization, vSphere|1 Comment

These days, I am upgrading our VI 3.5 environment to vSphere 4.  Good thing is that there is a lot of information available in form of books and articles on the web for the different scenarios in which you can upgrade.  Two of my favourite books on the subject are: Mastering VMware VSphere 4 by Scott Lowe VMware vSphere [...]

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