vCenter 5.5 Configuration and SAN order
Hi, This may be a basic question but I'm still scratching my head. I have a new SAN which is going to be setup by the vendor SE and they would like vCenter up and running before that happens my issue...
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What kind of SAN your vendor will setup ? And have you asked him why her need the vCenter running before setup the SAN ? Anyway, if your host have a local datastore with at least 40-60GB free, you can...
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VMware 5.0 to 5.5U2 update cumulative?
Hi again.,.. We are about to update from ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.5U2, and I am wondering if the 5.5U2 update is cumulative. Can I just download the 5.5U2 iso, burn the disc then update? Do I have to...
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Yes, the interactive CD upgrade will work fine if your hardware is supported and you don't need additional drivers.For supported hardware see the VMware Compatibility Guide. What you may also consider...
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Thank you André. We do have to swap out an Adaptec 29320LPE for an Adaptec 2120S. Other than that our hardware is good. By 'apply the latest firmware patches to the host' do you mean MB BIOS updates...
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>>> By 'apply the latest firmware patches to the host' do you mean MB BIOS updates etc?Yes, exactly. I usually do this together with upgrading a host, since this requires downtime anyway. André
View ArticleRe: Navigating to the VSphere web client downloads a file!!
can you post screen shot for more clarity? Do you mean you have installed vCenter and when you try to launch web client, it is not getting launched. Please confirm.
View ArticleRe: Navigating to the VSphere web client downloads a file!!
Just a thought. Do you connect to the vSphere Web Client through a proxy? André
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Thank you, André. Will I also have to upgrade the VCenter Server or the Appliance, or is this all done at the time of the ESXi upgrade? Thanks,---David Chapmandchapman@victoriataxi.com
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Check out the VMware hardware compatibility list to make sure all your hardware is supported and they have the correct firmware and bios. Also check out your storage vendor best practices for the...
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With vCenter Server in place, you need to upgrade vCenter prior to upgrading the host(s). vCenter Server 5.0 cannot manage hosts with a later version. For supported configurations, see VMware Product...
View ArticleESXi re-install advice
We have a pair of Dell R720 Hosts, part of a vMware 5.5 setup.After setting up USB Passthrough, and deciding it's not for me, I need to re-install ESXi on one of the hosts.I've not setup an ESXi host...
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You can reinstall the ESXi host with or without preserving the local VMFS datastore (if any), so that shouldn't be an issue. However, unless you are using host profiles you will need to configure...
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Re: Navigating to the VSphere web client downloads a file!!
No, I am not connecting through a proxy. Here is a screenshot.
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Is this what I need:https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VC55U2&productId=396Do I just download and burn: VMware-VIMSetup-all-5.5.0-2105955-20140901-update02.iso Then boot from...
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Is it the same when you open https://<vcenter-name-or-ip>:9443/vsphere-client/André
View ArticleHost successfully upgrades but remains at old ESXi release
Hi - I have a ESXi 4.1 host that I've tried to upgrade to ESXi 5.5 today, The upgrade went through successfully (no errors), but when the host was rebooted (after removing the image disk) it came up as...
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As you are saying the install was successful,the disk to which the upgrade went wont be your boot disk.While performing the upgrade which disk did you select?The same disk needs to be the boot disk.
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There is only 1 logical disk (RAID 1 configuration with 2 physical disks). When I say the "install was successful" I mean that the upgrade was successful according to the installer, i.e., it detected...
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It still downloads. The name of the file just changes to vsphere-client.
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