3.0
Table Of Contents
- Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introducing Lab Manager and the Installation Process
- Preparing to Install Lab Manager
- Installing Lab Manager
- Upgrading Lab Manager
- Supported Upgrades
- Before Upgrading
- Installing a VirtualCenter Server
- Undeploying Virtual Machines and Removing Managed Servers
- Backing Up the Lab Manager Database
- Uninstalling the Managed Server Agent Software
- Uninstalling the Program Files for Lab Manager Server
- Installing the Lab Manager Server Software
- Upgrading ESX Server
- Configuring a VirtualCenter Server
- Upgrading and Configuring Lab Manager
- Understanding the Upgrade
- Index
Lab Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide
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10 SelecttheMigratetheexistingdatabasetothelatestversioncheckbox.
ThisselectionmigratestheLab Manager2.5.xdatabaseforusewith
Lab Manager 3.0.
11 ClickInstall.
12 ClickFinish.
Upgrading ESX Server
Lab Manager3.0supportsESX3.5Update1hostsonly.UpgradeallESX3.0.xhoststo
ESX3.5Update1.UpgradeallESX3.5hoststoESX3.5Update1.Ifyourhostsare
alreadyrunningESX3.5Update1,youcanskipthissection.
Upgrading ESX Server 3.0.x to ESX Server 3.5 Update 1
ToupgradeLabManagerManagedServers,usetheproceduresincludedintheESX
Server3.5andVirtualCenter2.5UpgradeGuideavailableat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html.
SomeoftheinformationincludedinthatdocumentisnotrelevanttoLabManager .Use
thefollowinginformation,inconjunctionwiththeUpgradeGuide,toupgradeESX
ServersinaLabManagerenvironment.
ThebackupandrestorestrategiesdescribedintheVMwareInfrastructure3
UpgradeGuidecannotbeusedintheLabManagerenvironment(withtheexception
oftheVirtualCenterBackupsection).UsetherecommendedLabManagerbackup
strategiesinstead.
UpgradingfromESXServer3.0.xtoESXServer3.5isconsideredaminorupgrade.
LabManagerdatastoresandvirtualmachinesalreadyuseVMFS3anddonotneed
tobeupgraded.
Onlyin‐placeupgradesaresupportedwithLabManager.Migrationupgradesare
notsupported.
OfthefourstagesdescribedintheVMwareInfrastructure3UpgradeGuide,you
onlyneedtocompletestages1(ifyouarealreadyusingVirtualCenter)and2A.
Stages2Band3donotapplyinaLabManagerenvironment. Donotperformstage
4atthistime.Youcanupgrade
VMwareToolswithinvirtualmachinesfromthe
Lab ManagerWebconsole.
ToupgradeESXServer,youcanusethegraphicalinstaller,thetext‐basedinstaller,
oresxupdate.