upgrade Vmware ESXi 4.1.0 to 5.5
Hi all please assist I need to upgrade from ESXi 4.1.0 to 5.5 and I`m not that technical on VMware, we have 8 Hosts with 16 vm`s and now I need to prepare a detailed technical specification to cover...
View ArticleRe: upgrade Vmware ESXi 4.1.0 to 5.5
If and how to upgrade mainly depends on your hardware (hosts, storage, ...) and whether it's supported for vSphere 5.5. So the first step is to verify this using the VMware Compatibility Guide.If...
View ArticleRe: Lenovo RD530 hangs at initializing acpi on ESXi 5.5
The modification to the boot order worked for me.
View ArticleRe: Free ESXi 5.0 to Essentials 5.5 best practice
Thanks again, Titanomachia.I agree. The client should not be on the VM but that is the only place I have for it in the office right now. This will change soon. I had the client working great from...
View ArticleRe: upgrade Vmware ESXi 4.1.0 to 5.5
Thankx a.p I`ll have a look on the compatibility Guide link and revert back if there is anything I need to be further assisted with.
View ArticleRe: Unable to connect the Vshield manager from browser after config IP
Was this ever resolved im having the same issue ?
View ArticlePosting error message 29700
I've got the problem that vSphere 5.5 Webclient won't install on a brand new Windows 2012 R2 Server. SSO Setup worked fine. I've tried VMware-VIMSetup-all-5.5.0-1312299.iso and...
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Hi,there are some firewall messages in your vminst.log Line 3552: VMware vSphere Web Client-build-1304121: 08/08/14 13:53:18 ERROR: Failed to open Windows firewall for TCP port 9443. Line 3554: VMware...
View ArticleRe: Posting error message 29700
Firewall service is running, but firewall is disabled. Setup of SSO Service (which also opened 3 ports) worked fine. Running install as domain-admin, so privileges on Firewall shouldn't be a problem...
View Articlemigrating from 5.1 to 5.5 on new hardware
hello all.seeking advice on the options available to migrate from a hp chassis using a mixture of diff generation blades to a new chassis running gen 8 blades with a new Vcenter 5.5 install. storage is...
View ArticleRe: migrating from 5.1 to 5.5 on new hardware
Welcome to the Community, there might be several ways to migrate the VMs. However, what to do may depend on the size of the environment and the available supported configurations. If e.g. the "old"...
View Articlevcenter old performance data of esxi hosts after migration
Will I lose all historical performance data on the new Virtual center 5.1 after I disconnect and move my hosts from VC 4.1 to 5.1? Yes they will use different DB what do i do to keep the data?
View ArticleRipping a 4.1 Host into a new 5.5 Cluster WITHOUT access to the 4.1 vCenter...
I have a customer that has his 2 vSphere 4.1 hosts in a vCenter 4.1 cluster that is NOT under his control or access. vCenter server access is with a 3rd party he is nervous about his account being...
View ArticleRe: Ripping a 4.1 Host into a new 5.5 Cluster WITHOUT access to the 4.1...
This is possible without any downtime to the VM. However, as you are going to deploy new fresh vCenter again, you will have to configure HA/DRS settings again. Also, Since you do not have control on...
View ArticleRe: vcenter old performance data of esxi hosts after migration
As per me, vCenter fetches performance data in order to convert the same into meaningful various metrics. These data gets saved in vCenter database. Hence if you have new vcenter with new DB, you may...
View ArticleRe: Ripping a 4.1 Host into a new 5.5 Cluster WITHOUT access to the 4.1...
Vikas, So the bottom line is that I will not have any resistance from the 4.1 vCenter control. The Host will come over the the 5.5 side without issue or resistance, then? Thanks for the other links as...
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Re: Ripping a 4.1 Host into a new 5.5 Cluster WITHOUT access to the 4.1...
Yes, as I said, once you straightway add your ESXi host to new vCenter, it will give you one warning as shown in below snapshot: If you continue above UI workflow, ESXi host will be disconnected from...
View ArticleTroubleshooting iSCSI Boot / iBFT during ESXi 5.x Installation?
We recently purchased some new machines which use Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X540-T2 cards. I see these on the HCL and some drivers list iBFT support some versions of the driver do not. The rest of...
View ArticleRe: migrating from 5.1 to 5.5 on new hardware
Thanks for that. What about retaining settings in the 5.1. Database .? Was thinking of distributed switches etc would not have the time to set everything up again as the migration window is only at...
View ArticleRe: migrating from 5.1 to 5.5 on new hardware
From your initial post I understood that you wanted to do a new vCenter Server install. Anyway, you can also upgrade the existing vCenter Server to keep all settings and historical data, and add the...
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