Spectrum1981
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Upgrade ESX5.0 to ESX5.5 via UpdateManager PowerCLI

Hi all,

our Update manager is working fine, but now we want to upgrade our esx hosts from 5.0 to 5.5. A baseline with the iso is build and attached to the cluster. But we get an error and i dont know how to solve it. Hope somebody can help me.

Here is the code:

$cluster_object = Get-Cluster $Cluster_Name

$cluster_object | Scan-Inventory

# Start remediating the cluster

Write-Host "# Update ESX Hosts`r`n"

$update = $cluster_object | get-baseline

$cluster_object | Remediate-Inventory -Baseline $update -ClusterDisableDistributedPowerManagement:$true -ClusterEnableParallelRemediation:$false -HostIgnoreThirdPartyDrivers:$true -ClusterDisableFaultTolerance:$true -ClusterDisableHighAvailability:$true -Confirm:$false -HostDisableMediaDevices:$true

We get the following error:

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How can i set this option via the cli command?

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Here are the PowerCli Versions:

PowerCLI Version

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   VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 1 build 1295336

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Snapin Versions

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   VMWare AutoDeploy PowerCLI Component 5.5 build 1262826

   VMWare ImageBuilder PowerCLI Component 5.5 build 1262826

   VMware License PowerCLI Component 5.5 build 1265954

   VMware VDS PowerCLI Component 5.5 build 1295334

   VMware vSphere PowerCLI Component 5.5 build 1295334

   VMware vSphere Update Manager PowerCLI 5.5 build 1302474

Thanks a lot!

Rainer

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LucD
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Is this perhaps on HP hardware ?

Could it be that you experience the issue described in KB2082027 ?


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Spectrum1981
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Ok. To understand for me.

We wann to update to 5.5 update 2 and yes it looks like that it is only HP.

So i have to update the vib on the 5.0 host First?

The download link in the kb from vmware with the New driver is for esx 5.5.is that right?

Rainer

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LucD
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The seems to be indeed the regular 5.5 download.

But as I understand it, you have to get the 5.5 Update 1 ISO from HP.

This is a similar issue, although it's for a 5.1 to 5.5 upgrade. See Conflicting VIBs upgrading from VMWare vSphere 5.1 to vSphere 5.5 U1


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Spectrum1981
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Hi.

i found the problem / made a workaround.

First step is to update the HP CIM (ESXi 5.0 Mamagement Bundle 2.1.1-2). After installing this bundle it is possible to upgrade to 5.5.

And you can upgrade to 5.5 U2 directly.

Hope this will help some people Smiley Happy

Rainer

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