current: windows server 2003 x64
vcenter server 4.1 U1 (build 14766)
DB: bundled SQL2005 Express
Ive decided to move my vcenter server to a new Server2008 x64 box so im following 'Upgrade to vCenter Server on a Different Machine and Upgrade the
Database' from the vsphere5 upgrade guide.
I get to the step 'Back Up VirtualCenter or vCenter Server Configuration with the Data Migration Tool' and copied the datamigration.zip from the vsphere5 install CD to the c:\ of my source Windows2003 vcenter server, stopped vcenter services, and tried running backup.bat. attached is the screencap of the error im getting which is:
...vCenter Server Installation version 4.1.0.14766
vCenter Server version not supported...
Data migration is supported only on vc2.5u6 and vc4.0x as those versions had x32bit version. This tool is meant for customers who would like to move VC from 32bit server to 64bit server. Let me know if this solves the issue. Regards, Ramesh
Data migration is supported only on vc2.5u6 and vc4.0x as those versions had x32bit version. This tool is meant for customers who would like to move VC from 32bit server to 64bit server. Let me know if this solves the issue. Regards, Ramesh
Therefore in my case how do i go about moving settings/data from my current VC to the new instace on a separate machine?
Or is this even required? Can i simply detach the DB from the current VC then attach on the new instance of VC.
Attach and detach should take care of db data. Exactly what all setting are your trying to retain?
Regards,
Ramesh