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Chapter 4 Upgrading Lab Manager

 UpgradingESXServersoftwaredirectlyfromESXServer3.0.xtoESXServer3.5

Update1usinga.zipfileupgradeisnotsupported.Limitationsintheesxupdate

utilityprev entsuchupgrades.

YoucanupgradeESXServersoftwareversionsinthe3.0.xseriesusingsequential

.zipupgrades.Firstupgradethesoftwarefrom

version3.0.xto3.5,thenupgrade

theversion3.5installationtoUpdate1.SeetheknowledgebasearticleESXServer

3.5.0MightRequireManualRPMInstallationAfterUpgradingfromESXServer

3.0.1or3.0.2beforeusingthismethodtoupgradeexistingsoftwareinstallations.

UpgradesusingISO‐basedinstallationmethods,such

asinstallingfromaCD,are

notaffectedbythislimitationandoccurnormally.

Configuring a VirtualCenter Server

InVirtualCenter,createadatacenterforLab ManageruseandaddyourESX3.5

Update 1hoststoit.Lab Manageronlysupportsasingledatacenter.

SeetheVMwareInfrastructure3documentationat

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html

Upgrading and Configuring Lab Manager

YoucanperformthistaskontheLab ManagerServersystemoranysystemwithaccess

totheLab ManagerServersystem.

Thefirsttimeyouaccesstheconsole,asecuritycertificatewarningmightappear.To

avoidthiswarning,useanFQDNorinstallanSSLcertificate.See“Installingor

CustomizingtheSSL

Certificate”onpage 22.

To upgrade and configure Lab Manager

1FromanymachinewithnetworkaccesstotheLab ManagerServersystem,opena

browserandnavigateto

http://<Lab Manager Server IP address or name>

TheWebUpgradewizardstarts.

2ReviewtheintroductoryinformationandselectIunderstandtheabove

requirements.

3Enterthecapacitylicensekey.