Installation guide

datastore permissions
upgrade 65
upgrading 64
datastores, privileges 64
DB2 34
depot, software 127
DHCP, for PXE booting the ESXi installer 88
directory 61
disks
local 163
VMDK 27
DNS Requirements 24
download the vCenter Server installer 38
downtime
during virtual hardware upgrade 150
during VMware Tools upgrade 150
vCenter Server 38
DPM 95
DRAC 25
DRS 95
dry run for esxcli installation or upgrade 135
dryrun command 112
DSN, 64-bit requirement 50
DVD, upgrade hosts from 107
E
ESX, upgrading 94
ESX and ESXi 3.5 hosts, upgrade before vCenter
Server upgrade 40
ESX upgrade, preparation 73
esxcli, upgrading hosts 126
esxcli installation or upgrade, dry run 135
esxcli reboot image 136
ESXi
system requirements 13
upgrading 94
ESXi images, importing 99
ESXi installation script, about 111
ESXi ISO image, burning on a CD/DVD 83
ESXi upgrade, preparation 73
ESXi upgrade options 80
ESXi, convert to evaluation mode 139
esxupdate 94
evaluation mode 139
F
files affected by upgrade 74
firewall 22, 23
firewall configuration, changes after upgrade 77
FT 95
FTP 87
G
global data 61
gPXE 87
groups, requirements 61
guest operating systems 16
H
HA 95
hardware requirements
ESXi 13
vCenter Server 17
vCenter Server Appliance 17
hardware requirements,ESXi 15
host, maintenance mode 130
host acceptance level, display 136
host and update acceptance
levels,matching 128
host baseline group, creating 100
host profiles, assign with Auto Deploy 125
host settings 95
host upgrade 94
host upgrade options, about 80
host, update with third-party ZIP files 133
hosts
manually scanning 102
remediation against baseline groups 105
remediation against upgrade baseline 103
remediation failure response 97
reprovisioning with Auto Deploy 122
hosts firewall 22, 23
hosts, adding third party extensions 135
hosts, upgrading 73
I
IBM DB2, requirements 33
IDE disks 13, 15
IIS, conflict with vCenter Server over port 80 24
ILO 25
image profile
defined 127
display 136
image profiles, maintenance mode for installing or
updating 129
image profiles, update host with 132
import, ESXi image 99
in-place upgrades 38, 163
include command 112
install, VMware Tools 141, 142
install command 112
install.bat 51, 53
installation precheck script, errors 137
installation script
customized in ISO image 86
path to 111
supported locations 111
vSphere Upgrade
172 VMware, Inc.