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bnk
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Connect vSphere 4.1 hosts to new Virtual Center 5.0?

We have Virtual Center 4.1 and all our hosts are vSphere 4.1.

I want to install a new VC 5.0 with dvSwitch 4.1.

Then i whant to disconnect our vSphere 4.1 hosts from VC 4.1 and reconnect them to our VC 5.0.

I have not created any dvSwitch on the new VC 5.0.

When i reconnect the vSphere 4.1 hosts to the new VC 5.0, are the old dvSwitches 4.1 then created on the new VC 5.0, so i do not need to create them, before i reconnect?

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When you create the vDS on the new vCenter you will need to create it as a 4.1 vDS since your host are still 4.1.

You will have to disconnect and remove your host from your old VC (and old vDS) and then do an Add host on the new VC.  After you add the host to the new VC you are going to need to connect them to the new vDS.

Best thing may be to create standard switches on the hosts and migrate all your VMs and vmks to that.  Disconnect and remove from current VC.  Add host to new VC.  Attach and migrate networks to vDS.  This will also minimize any potential downtime (down briefly during network migration from standard back to vDS).

Hope that makes sense.

Hersey

MauroBonder posted the KB that outlines the process a little better than I did.

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MauroBonder
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Hi,

Check out this kb - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=102949...

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herseyc
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When you create the vDS on the new vCenter you will need to create it as a 4.1 vDS since your host are still 4.1.

You will have to disconnect and remove your host from your old VC (and old vDS) and then do an Add host on the new VC.  After you add the host to the new VC you are going to need to connect them to the new vDS.

Best thing may be to create standard switches on the hosts and migrate all your VMs and vmks to that.  Disconnect and remove from current VC.  Add host to new VC.  Attach and migrate networks to vDS.  This will also minimize any potential downtime (down briefly during network migration from standard back to vDS).

Hope that makes sense.

Hersey

MauroBonder posted the KB that outlines the process a little better than I did.

Message was edited by: herseyc

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