<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:taxo="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/" version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>topic Down/Up grade from HP EXsi 5.5 to vSpere Hypervisor 5.5 in vSphere Upgrade &amp; Install Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Down-Up-grade-from-HP-EXsi-5-5-to-vSpere-Hypervisor-5-5/m-p/362031#M2900</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am a bit confused regarding free/licensing.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I wanted to install hypervisor 5.5 (with Exsi) on a Proliant server. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;As I noticed HP had a customised Exsi 5.5, I thought I better install that one. Since the free Hypervisor contains the Exsi, I (wrongly) assumed the HP Exsi would be free as well.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Only to discover after installation that it is a 60 day trial&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;How should I continue now, to get the free Hypervisor 5.5 on the server?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;- 'upgrade? : since the Hypervisor is 5.5-update 1, this is maybe a viable option&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;- remove/reinstall/downgrade?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;- insert a free license key?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've only played around a bit with some test VM's, so it's not dramatic if I need to start from scratch again ... but preferably not&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks in advance&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Christof&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2014 05:55:54 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>cdebackere</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2014-05-03T05:55:54Z</dc:date>
    <item>
      <title>Down/Up grade from HP EXsi 5.5 to vSpere Hypervisor 5.5</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Down-Up-grade-from-HP-EXsi-5-5-to-vSpere-Hypervisor-5-5/m-p/362031#M2900</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am a bit confused regarding free/licensing.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I wanted to install hypervisor 5.5 (with Exsi) on a Proliant server. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;As I noticed HP had a customised Exsi 5.5, I thought I better install that one. Since the free Hypervisor contains the Exsi, I (wrongly) assumed the HP Exsi would be free as well.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Only to discover after installation that it is a 60 day trial&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;How should I continue now, to get the free Hypervisor 5.5 on the server?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;- 'upgrade? : since the Hypervisor is 5.5-update 1, this is maybe a viable option&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;- remove/reinstall/downgrade?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;- insert a free license key?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've only played around a bit with some test VM's, so it's not dramatic if I need to start from scratch again ... but preferably not&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks in advance&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Christof&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2014 05:55:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Down-Up-grade-from-HP-EXsi-5-5-to-vSpere-Hypervisor-5-5/m-p/362031#M2900</guid>
      <dc:creator>cdebackere</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-05-03T05:55:54Z</dc:date>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Re: Down/Up grade from HP EXsi 5.5 to vSpere Hypervisor 5.5</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Down-Up-grade-from-HP-EXsi-5-5-to-vSpere-Hypervisor-5-5/m-p/362032#M2901</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;STRONG style="font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; color: #666666;"&gt;&lt;A href="https://communities.vmware.com/people/cdebackere"&gt;cdebackere&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;, &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;When you choose HP ESXi ISO you have:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Includes all of the &lt;STRONG&gt;required drivers&lt;/STRONG&gt; to run ESXi on HP ProLiant servers&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Installs the &lt;STRONG&gt;management software&lt;/STRONG&gt; to enable robust server management&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Works seamlessly with &lt;STRONG&gt;Intelligent Provisioning&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Afterward you have to get free license key from VMware and apply it to your host. 60 days trial will be over and your free license will stay there.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2014 06:30:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Down-Up-grade-from-HP-EXsi-5-5-to-vSpere-Hypervisor-5-5/m-p/362032#M2901</guid>
      <dc:creator>wmarusiak</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-05-03T06:30:42Z</dc:date>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Re: Down/Up grade from HP EXsi 5.5 to vSpere Hypervisor 5.5</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Down-Up-grade-from-HP-EXsi-5-5-to-vSpere-Hypervisor-5-5/m-p/362033#M2902</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks. I nearly asked 'where can I get the license' .. but thought to give it a quick try ... and it's rather obvious (although I overlooked it initially)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I entered the key and it works well.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Two small quenstions remain:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1) Now that the ESXi 5.5 'HP flavour' is running, do I need to follow the HP upgrades, or do I follow the plain vmware upgrades ? Eg: on vmware there is an 'upgrade 1' for 5.5 available already.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2) Do I need to install the management tools separately? they seem to be included in hypervisor and not in ESXi itself.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;C.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2014 08:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Down-Up-grade-from-HP-EXsi-5-5-to-vSpere-Hypervisor-5-5/m-p/362033#M2902</guid>
      <dc:creator>cdebackere</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-05-03T08:30:04Z</dc:date>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Re: Down/Up grade from HP EXsi 5.5 to vSpere Hypervisor 5.5</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Down-Up-grade-from-HP-EXsi-5-5-to-vSpere-Hypervisor-5-5/m-p/362034#M2903</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi, &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HP updates from &lt;A href="http://vibsdepot.hp.com/" title="http://vibsdepot.hp.com/"&gt;http://vibsdepot.hp.com/&lt;/A&gt; are used to download HP related things - drivers etc. Just use normal upgrade process for ESXi and HP one for rest. You don't need to install additional tools - they are included in image.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2014 08:38:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Down-Up-grade-from-HP-EXsi-5-5-to-vSpere-Hypervisor-5-5/m-p/362034#M2903</guid>
      <dc:creator>wmarusiak</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-05-03T08:38:23Z</dc:date>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

