Using vmware-vmupgrade.exe to upgrade multiple VMTools

[smackthat]

I recently upgraded to VC2.0.2 and ESX3.0.2 which were both minor upgrades to my environment since I was just already using 2.0.1 and 3.0.1. While reading the upgrade procedures within the vi3 installation guide, I proceded to try "Upgrading Hardware and VMware Tools in Multiple Virtual Machines". I moved my VMs around so that I could safely power off all VMs which all resided on one host. Following the instructions, I ran the cmd from VC and it appeared to upgrade the few VMs as expected, powering them on and then back off. Reviewing the realtime time displays everything was updated successfully, however when I now manually power on those VMs, the VMTools isnt the latest and they are marked as out of date in VC. Were my expectations that this would update VMTools in mass (or against those you specify by cmd) for VMs incorrect? Do I really have to open VMTools on each and upgrade manually (which does requires a reboot)?

[TCronin]

What are your guest OS's?

[smackthat]

they are all Windows based

[TCronin]

Can you post the command line you used to run vmware-vmupgrade.exe

[smackthat]

here is the generated report...

Microsoft Windows http://Version 5.2.3790

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C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter 2.0>vmware-vmupgrade.exe -u VMwareAdmin -h /VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2

Enter password for vmadmin:

Connecting to VirtualCenter server on local port 902

Looking for VMs on host /VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2...

Found /VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2-VM

Found /VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2_BaseInstall_Templ

ate

Found /VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1LABXP1v

Found /VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1

Found /VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2-VM: host is VMware ESX

Server version 3.0.2

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2-VM: VM is powered off,

checking virtual hardware

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2-VM: virtual hardware up

grade was not required

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2-VM: setting up tools up

grade...

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2-VM: Failed to schedule

tools upgrade. vmodl.fault.ManagedObjectNotFound

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2_BaseInstall_Template: h

ost is VMware ESX Server version 3.0.2

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2_BaseInstall_Template: V

M is powered off, checking virtual hardware

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2_BaseInstall_Template: v

irtual hardware upgrade was not required

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:XPSP2_BaseInstall_Template: t

ools are up-to-date. Skipping tools upgrade

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1LABXP1v: host is VMware ES

X Server version 3.0.2

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1LABXP1v: VM is powered off

, checking virtual hardware

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1LABXP1v: virtual hardware

upgrade was not required

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1LABXP1v: tools are up-to-d

ate. Skipping tools upgrade

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1: host is VMware ES

X Server version 3.0.2

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1: VM is powered off

, checking virtual hardware

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1: virtual hardware

upgrade was not required

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1: setting up tools

upgrade...

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1: tools upgrade set

up complete

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: host is VMware ES

X Server version 3.0.2

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: VM is powered off

, checking virtual hardware

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: virtual hardware

upgrade was not required

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: setting up tools

upgrade...

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: tools upgrade set

up complete

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1: power on requeste

d

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: power on requeste

d

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1: power on task is

running

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: power on task is

running

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1: power on is compl

ete

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: power on is compl

ete

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: tools update comp

leted successfully

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:VM1ROOTCA1: tools update inst

allation has begun

/VMware_POC/POC_Cluster/dc1esx2:DC1ROOTCA1: VM was powered of

f