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VMware vSphere® 5.0 Upgrade
Best Practices
Third-Party-Software Warning
If third-party software components are detected, a warning is displayed indicating that these components will
be lost.
If the identified software components are required, ensure either that they are included with the ESXi installation
media (use Image Builder CLI to added third-party software packages to the install media) or that you reinstall
them after the upgrade. Press Enter to continue the install or Escape to cancel.
Confirming the Upgrade
The system is then scanned in preparation for the upgrade. When the scan completes, the user is asked to
confirm the upgrade by pressing the F11 key.
The ESXi Installer will then proceed to upgrade the host to ESXi 5.0. After the installation, the user will be asked
to reboot the host.
Unmount the installation media and reboot the host.