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→Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi: Added rollback
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| with Host Clusters || Use Update Manager. Upgrade VC, Update Manager, ESX, VM, licenses | | with Host Clusters || Use Update Manager. Upgrade VC, Update Manager, ESX, VM, licenses | ||
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| without Host Clusters || Use vSphere Host Update Utility | | without Host Clusters || Use vSphere Host Update Utility (good for estates < 10 ESX's), runs from VC Client | ||
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| vMotion || Migrate VM's from ESX v3 to v4, then perform required VM upgrade | | vMotion || Migrate VM's from ESX v3 to v4, then perform required VM upgrade | ||
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| VC on new machine || Backup DB, copy across SSL folder to new machine, run install | | VC on new machine || Backup DB, copy across SSL folder to new machine, run install | ||
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'''ESX/ESXi Upgrade''' | |||
* DHCP not recommended | |||
* Limited support for v2.5.5, all later versions fully supported | |||
* Need to specify a local VMFS for Service Console VM (not ESXi) | |||
'''Rollback''' | |||
* ESX | |||
** Run <code>rollback-to-esx3</code> command in Service Console, delete ESX v4 Service Console following restart | |||
** Restore backed up files | |||
* ESXi | |||
** During boot, press Shift + R to boot into the Standby (ESX3) build | |||
** Restore backup using <code>vicfg-cfgbackup -l</code> | |||
== Secure VMware ESX/ESXi == | == Secure VMware ESX/ESXi == | ||