ESX updates...

[Dentifrice]

Hello,

My virtual center is on a different site than 3 of my ESX servers. The WAN between them is very slow and I want to updates them to the last version.

Due to my slow link, I need to update them manually directly on the console instead of pushing all updates from VC.

Now my questions, can I do that without problem ? Will my VC dectect that my ESX are updated ?

Thanks

[LarsLiljeroth]

Hi

I would use the esxupdate command to perform that kind of task.

See more about it here->> www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf


Best regards

Lars Liljeroth

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[kjb007 · Accepted solution]

There is no problem with this. ESX will update the build version, and VC will recognize it correctly. I do this all the time as well, as the tarball update is usually faster than update manager.

-KjB

[Dentifrice]

perfect !

thank you !

[kjb007]

Don't forget to leave points for helpful/correct posts.

-KjB

[Dentifrice]

done

[NTurnbull]

Hi, yes you'll be fine upgrading like that but you should really (and have to in some cases) upgrade your Virtual Center server first. If in doubt, check the ESX/VC Compatibility Matrix. One gotcha is if your upgrading to VC 2.5 Update 3 and your ESX hosts are 3.0.1 or 3.0.2 then you'll need specific pathes are required for the config to be supported.

Thanks,

Neil

[Dentifrice]

I updated my VC to 2.5 update 3 last week.

All my ESX are 3.5.0 (no update installed)

should be ok ?

[kjb007]

You will be fine. The key here is to have VC at the same or higher level than your ESX servers, which you already do, so you will be fine.

-KjB