Upgrade to 5.x

Panzer · ‎10-28-2013

I am planning to upgrade a system running the following components:

DRS Cluster with ESX4 Update 2.

vSphere 4.1.0.

1 ESXi verson 5 update 3, not part of the cluster yet.

Where do I start?

weinstein5 · ‎10-28-2013

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Gortee · ‎10-28-2013

High level upgrade steps:

1. Verify your hardware is supported in the version of 5.x you want to go t

2. Upgrade vcenter requires a 64 bit machine

3. Upgrade update manager

4. Upgrade ESXi hosts

5. Upgrade VMFS versions

6. Upgrade host hardware and vmware tools

7. Upgrade switches if using vds

A lot of details are missing from this plan like what version you are going to... but don't miss #1 a lot has changed in supported hardware.

Thanks,

J

Joseph Griffiths http://blog.jgriffiths.org @Gortees VCDX-DCV #143

admin · ‎10-29-2013

OscarDavey · ‎11-01-2013

Hello,

These are the most reliable links for your needs,

Try them.

Hope will help.

OscarDavey · ‎11-11-2013

You also need to check the HCL before upgrading.

Yours, Oscar