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Table Of Contents
- vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Overview of vCloud Director Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade
- vCloud Director Architecture
- Configuration Planning
- vCloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements
- Browsers That vCloud Director Supports
- Summary of Network Configuration Requirements for vCloud Director
- Installing and Configuring a vCloud Director Database
- Create SSL Certificates
- Installing and Configuring vShield Manager
- Installing and Configuring an AMQP Broker
- Download and Install the VMware Public Key
- Creating a vCloud Director Server Group
- Install and Configure vCloud Director Software on the First Member of a Server Group
- Configure Network and Database Connections
- Install vCloud Director Software on Additional Members of a Server Group
- Install Microsoft Sysprep Files on the Servers
- Start or Stop vCloud Director Services
- Uninstall vCloud Director Software
- Upgrading vCloud Director
- vCloud Director Setup
- Cell Management Tool Reference
- Index
Procedure
1 Log in to the target server as root.
2 Download the installation file to the target server.
If you purchased the software on a CD or other media, copy the installation file to a location that is
accessible to all target servers.
3 Verify that the checksum of the download matches the one posted on the download page.
Values for MD5 and SHA1 checksums are posted on the download page. Use the appropriate tool to
verify that the checksum of the downloaded installation file matches the one shown on the download
page. A Linux command of the following form validates the checksum for installation-file using the MD5
checksum-value copied from the download page.
[root@cell1 /tmp]# md5sum -c checksum-value installation-file
4 Ensure that the installation file is executable.
The installation file requires execute permission. To be sure that it has this permission, open a console,
shell, or terminal window and run the following Linux command, where installation-file is the full
pathname to the vCloud Director installation file.
[root@cell1 /tmp]# chmod u+x installation-file
5 Use the cell management tool to quiesce the cell and shut down vCloud Director services on the server.
See “Use the Cell Management Tool to Quiesce and Shut Down a Server,” on page 35.
6 In a console, shell, or terminal window, run the installation file.
To run the installation file, type its full pathname, for example ./installation-file. The file includes
an installation script and an embedded RPM package.
NOTE You cannot run the installation file from a directory whose pathname includes any embedded
space characters.
If the installer detects a version of vCloud Director installed on this server that is equal to or later than
the version in the installation file, it displays an error message and exits. Otherwise, it prompts you to
confirm that you are ready to upgrade this server.
Checking architecture...done
Checking for a supported Linux distribution...done
Checking for necessary RPM prerequisites...done
Checking free disk space...done
An older version of VMware vCloud Director has been detected. Would you like
to upgrade it? The installer will stop the vmware-vcd service,
back up any configuration files from the previous release and migrate the
product configuration as necessary.
7 Respond to the upgrade prompt.
Option Action
Continue the upgrade.
Type y.
Exit to the shell without making any
changes in the current installation.
Type n.
Chapter 3 Upgrading vCloud Director
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