Having read the upgrade document i'm a little unsure on how to upgrade from ESX 3.5 to vSphere i
It look like I can use VCenter 4 update manager to perform an inplace upgrade but does this include the i option given I'm not currently running ESX 3.5i
You can not "upgrade" ESX to ESXi, no matter what versions. The only possible ways to upgrade are: ESX3.5 -> ESX 4.1, ESXi 3.5 -> ESXi 4.1.
If you want to move from ESX to ESXi then only clean installation is possible.
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MCITP: SA+VA, VCP 3/4, VMware vExpert
So if I have a 5 node cluster, can I upgrade one host from ESX 3.5 to 4i?
Will the cluster still work?
This will be a requirement of my Change Control.
The other 4 hosts would be upgraded in the following days / weeks.
>So if I have a 5 node cluster, can I upgrade one host from ESX 3.5 to 4i?
>Will the cluster still work?
Yes, ESX 3.5 and ESXi 4.1 can work together. But you have to upgrade vCenter first.
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MCITP: SA+VA, VCP 3/4, VMware vExpert