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StepanovDm
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‎06-21-2013 01:31 AM

Rise ESXi 4 server to ESXi 5.1 and return virtual mashines back

Hi everybody.

I have 2 ESXi hosts, one of it is ESXi 4.0 and on this server running 4 vm servers. I create a new ESXi 5.1 host and I planned VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client to move vm from old ESXi to 5.1.

The question is could I use this utility to move vm servers back after rise the old ESXi 4.0 server to 5.1 ?

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Immortal
Immortal
‎06-21-2013 01:57 AM

If you plan to move them back, please keep two points in mind: - Donot upgrade the virtual machine hardware. - Donot upgrade the vmfs volume from vmfs3 to vmfs5. - Donot upgrade vmware tools if it prompts.

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Leadership
‎06-21-2013 11:04 AM

Yes this should work. However, keep in mind that VMware Converter may change the VM's MAC addresses, which may or may not be an issue. I'd prefer to use a backup application to backup and restore the VMs. Unless you already have one in place and/or you are using the free Hypervisor, take a look at Trilead's VM Explorer, which supports the free ESXi edition.

André

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StepanovDm
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‎06-23-2013 10:52 PM

In Saturday I try to moving one of my server from ESXi 4 to ESXi 5.1 . vCenter Converter Standalone Client working properly and good to transfer the vm's. I have the one issue only :smileylaugh: after migration to ESXi 5.1 vm windows server did not see his network adapter... After vm compare I understanding about this issue, in ESXi 4 the network adapters is INTEL , in ESXi 5.1 the network adapter is AMD... After moving to ESXi 5.1 I looking for the old network adapters in device manager (it's hidden device) and remove it. After this system found a new hardware I attached a windows server CD and installed the new drivers. Now the server is on the new platform.

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