Installation guide

joining a group 57
ports 34
postupgrade considerations 55
postupgrade tasks 58
vCenter Server downtime 43
vCenter Update Manager 11, 65, 99
vCenter upgrade 37
VI Client 56
vicfg-cfgbackup 69
vihostupdate 99, 102–104
virtual hardware, upgrading 83, 96
virtual hardware upgrade, downtime 85
virtual machine upgrades 12
virtual machines
downtime during upgrade 85
RAM requirements 30, 31
requirements 34
upgrade 84
virtual machines upgrade 84
VirtualCenter
backup 43
upgrading to vCenter Server 45
VirtualCenter 2.x, restoring after upgrade 59
VMotion 18, 20
VMware Tools
automate upgrades 94
install and upgrade 83, 84
VMware Tools upgrade, downtime 85
VMware Tools upgrade, automatic 93
VMware Tools upgrade, Linux (on X) 87
VMware Tools upgrade, Linux (rpm installer) 88
VMware Tools upgrade, Linux (tar installer) 89
VMware Tools upgrade, Microsoft Windows 86
VMware Tools upgrade, Netware 92
VMware Tools upgrade, Solaris) 91
vSphere CLI 102–104
vSphere Client
hardware requirements 32
installing 56
requirements 34
vSphere DNS requirements 35
vSphere Host Update Utility
about 65, 66, 99
adding hosts 100
customizing 101
patching hosts 99
vSphere Web Access 78
X
X terminal 87
vSphere Upgrade Guide
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