This is the first time I've tried using update manger and it seems much more problematic than the old vihostupdate. I am hoping it will work more smoothly once I understand it but for now I am frustrated.
I have a mix of 4.0.0,24438 and 4.1.0,348481 ESXi servers and I want to upgrade them to 4.1u2. I've tried downloading the upgrade bundles and isos and they all fail on various points like the uploaded upgrade is not a valid upgrade package, checksum error, etc. Can someone tell me the process I need to go through to get these updated to 4.1 Update 2? I'd also like to use the Dell OEM version of ESXi 4.1 to upgrade if possible.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Rick
Thanks for the help. Unfortunately when I use the upgrade-from-esxi4.0-to-4.1-update02-502767 to remediate a ESXi 4.0.0,244038 it gives me an error that the uploaded upgrade package is not a valid upgrade package. I've reimported it, redownloaded it and the same thing occurs. Any ideas?
Thanks again for your help!
Assuming your VUM and vCenter instances were updated at the same time, why not just use a Host Patch Baseline? This will work just as well as an Upgrade baseline.
Also, if trying to upload the package, you have tried going to the Admin View for VUM, Configuration Tab--Patch Download Settings--Import Patches?
To me, I think it may be easier just to use a Host Patch Baseline....
So I went back to vihostupdate to see if I could upgrade using the upgrade-from-esxi4.0-to-4.1-update02-502767.zip bundle and it worked. I received one error about ESXi410-GA-ESXUPDATE is installed or obsoleted but it worked. So why doesn't update manger work yet vihostupdate works with this package? Is my update manager the wrong version?
the bundle upgrade-from-esxi4.0-to-4.1-update02-502767 is using it for upgrade the host from ESXi4.0.x to ESXi4.1.Update02.
- You must have vCenter server and Update Manager 4.1 or higher version to do the above upgrade.
- are you try to upload this bundle in to Patch import window, or are you uploaded in to host upgrade window
I think you have tried to upload the bundle through patch import rather than tring it through host upgrade tab in the admin page on update magner.
Thanks
Nithin
I imported the upgrade from the host upgrade tab and it imported successufully. I then created a baseline for the upgrade and attached it to a host. I remediated the host and that where I received the error the uploaded upgrade package is not a valid upgrade package. This same package works usin vihostupdate however. If it was an issue with vcenter or update manager being at the wrong version wouldn't update manager complain when I tried to import it?
I just dont get why the update manager is so problematic. I upgraded vcenter and update manager to the newest version and then ran the remdiate on another 4.0 host and now I get error the host returns esxupdate error codes: 7. Check.... I ran vihostupdate and it works perfectly. Do other have this problem with update manager? It's very frustrating.
