Installation guide

Index
Numerics
32-bit DSN requirement 52
64-bit
moving to 24, 49–52
upgrading vCenter Server to 49
A
adding hosts to vSphere Host Update Utility 100
applying patches 102, 103
applying patches to ESX/ESXi 104
AskBeforeDownload 101
ATA disks 27
automatic upgrades, VMware Tools 94
automatic VMware Tools upgrade 93
B
back up, ESX host configuration 69
backup, host configuration 69
backup plans 59
backup VirtualCenter 43
best practices, updates and upgrades 99
boot and standby builds for ESXi 101
build numbers 81, 102
bulletins 103
bulletins, for patching ESX/ESXi 104
C
changes in this release 11
claim rule format 77
cleanup-esx3 command 79, 80
clients, firewall 34
cold migration 22, 23
computer name
Oracle 42
SQL Server 42
configuration, backing up ESX 69
configuration, components preserved 68
configuring ports 34
customizing vSphere Host Update Utility 101
D
data source name 52
database
backup and restore (Oracle) 51
backup and restore (SQL) 49
detach and attach (SQL) 50
upgrade procedure 47
upgrade wizard 45
database connections, number of 58
databases 38
datastore permissions
upgrade 63
upgrading 61
datastore upgrade 12
datastores, privileges 62
depot, for patching ESX/ESXi 104
device.map 77
DHCP 67
directory 57
disks
local 16, 17
persistent mode 20
VMDK 37
DNS requirements 35
download patches and updates 100
downtime
during virtual hardware upgrade 85
during VMware Tools upgrade 85
vCenter Server 43
DRAC 36
DSN, 32-bit requirement 52
DVD media 29
E
educational support 9
ESX
changing ESXi Embedded to 25
replacing with ESXi Installable 25
restore 81
rolling back 79, 80
upgrade support 70
ESX 2.5.5 70
ESX 3.x/ESXi 3.5, licensing 56
ESX configuration, backing up 69
ESX upgrade 73
ESX/ESXi, rolling back 80
ESXi
boot and standby builds 101
evaluating 78
VMware, Inc. 107