Specifications

datastore names and vCenter Server
upgrades 39
datastore permissions
upgrade 69
upgrading 67
datastores, privileges 68
DB2 34
depot, software 133
DHCP, for PXE booting the ESXi installer 93
directory 65
disks
local 169
VMDK 27
DNS load balancing solutions and datastores in
vCenter Server 39
DNS Requirements 25
download the vCenter Server installer 39
downtime
during virtual hardware upgrade 156
during VMware Tools upgrade 156
vCenter Server 38
DPM 100
DRAC 25
DRS 100
dry run for esxcli installation or upgrade 141
dryrun command 117
DSN, 64-bit requirement 51
DVD, upgrade hosts from 113
E
ESX, upgrading 99
ESX and ESXi 3.5 hosts, upgrade before
vCenter Server upgrade 41
ESX upgrade, preparation 77
esxcli, upgrading hosts 133
esxcli installation or upgrade, dry run 141
esxcli reboot image 142
ESXi
system requirements 13
upgrading 99
ESXi images, importing 105
ESXi installation script, about 117
ESXi ISO image, burning on a CD/DVD 88
ESXi upgrade, preparation 77
ESXi upgrade options 84
ESXi, convert to evaluation mode 145
esxupdate 99
evaluation mode 145
F
files affected by upgrade 78
firewall 22, 23
firewall configuration, changes after upgrade 81
FT 100
FTP 91
G
global data 65
gPXE 92
groups, requirements 64
guest operating systems 16
H
HA 100
hardware requirements
ESXi 13
vCenter Server 17
vCenter Server Appliance 17
hardware requirements,ESXi 15
host, maintenance mode 136
host acceptance level, display 142
host and update acceptance
levels,matching 134
host baseline group, creating 106
host profiles, assign with Auto Deploy 131
host settings 100
host upgrade 99
host upgrade options, about 84
host, update with third-party ZIP files 139
hosts
manually scanning 107
remediation against baseline groups 111
remediation against upgrade baseline 108
remediation failure response 102
reprovisioning with Auto Deploy 128
hosts firewall 22, 23
hosts, adding third party extensions 141
hosts, upgrading 77
I
IBM DB2, requirements 33
IDE disks 13, 15
IIS, conflict with vCenter Server over port 80 24
ILO 25
image profile
defined 133
display 142
image profiles, maintenance mode for installing
or updating 135
image profiles, update host with 138
import, ESXi image 105
in-place upgrades 38, 169
include command 117
install, VMware Tools 147, 148
install command 117
install.bat 52, 54
installation precheck script, errors 143
vSphere Upgrade
178 VMware, Inc.