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eldingo
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ESX3.5 and Virtual Center upgrade to 4.1

Hello All:

I need your help with VI3 infrastructure upgrade to 4.1. We currently have 2 ESX3.5 hosts (at two different locations), and we are running a 2.5 Virtual Center Server. What is the easiest and least painfull way to upgrade to ESX 4.1

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Troy_Clavell
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the first step is to upgrade you vCenter Server and it's modules. ESX4.1 has to be managed by vCenter4.1

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Troy_Clavell
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the first step is to upgrade you vCenter Server and it's modules. ESX4.1 has to be managed by vCenter4.1

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eldingo
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Troy, thaks for the prompt response. But my question was incomplete, and I accidentally posted it. Currently our Virtual Center Server 2.5 and License Server is installed on a AD domain controller. We are not doing any Vmotion or DRS. I really would like to install the vCenter 4.1 Server on a new 64bit Windows server and also install the SQL server on the same machine. Can I leave the existing virtual center server in placed and build the Vcenter and move the ESX servers?

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f10
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Can I leave the existing virtual center server in placed and build the Vcenter and move the ESX servers?

Yes, you may however you would lose all the configuration settings for vCenter because there would be a new database. Once your new vCenter 4.1 is setup disconnected and remove the ESX hosts from the old VC and add it to the new VC.

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Thanks f10.

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