Installation guide

Update Manager 69
Update Manager Client 71
Update Manager server 69
vCenter Server 27
vCenter Server database 30
vCenter Server on a different machine 42
virtual machine hardware 144
vSphere Client 27
upgrading ESXi, scripted 109
upgrading hosts 73
upgrading hosts using esxcli 126
upgrading virtual hardware 160
upgrading VMware Tools
Linux (tar installer) 152
Microsoft Windows 151
NetWare (tar installer) 155
process overview 142
Solaris (tar installer) 154
USB drive, upgrade hosts from 107
USB, bootable ESXi installation 84
USB, ESXi installation script 85
use cases 163
user input for Auto Deploy 124
user input for Auto Deploy hosts 122
utilities, VMware Tools 141, 142
V
vCenter Host Agent, pre-upgrade checker 37
vCenter Host Agent Pre-Upgrade Checker 36
vCenter Server
database 43
downloading the installer 38
hardware requirements 17
joining a group 61
ports 22
postupgrade considerations 57
postupgrade tasks 62
requirements for joining a group 61
software requirements 20
system requirements 13
upgrade preparation tasks 169
upgrading 27
vCenter Server Appliance
ports 23
See also VMware vCenter Server Appliance
vCenter Server Appliance,upgrading 56
vCenter Server downtime 38
vCenter Server upgrade, prerequisites 27
vCenter Server upgrade fails, Tomcat service 57
vCenter Server upgrades, best practices 29
vCenter upgrade 27
vCenter Virtual Appliance, JVM heap settings 17
VI Client 58
VIB, defined 127
VIBs
acceptance levels 127
migrating in upgrade 81
VIBs, maintenance mode for installing or
updating 129
VIBs, removing from host 134
VIBs, update host with 131
View Agent, upgrade procedure 169
viewing, compliance information 102, 148
vihostupdate 94
virtual appliance
manually scan 148
scanning 148
virtual appliance remediation 149
virtual appliance upgrade baseline, creating 145
virtual CD 94
Virtual Center, upgrading to vCenter Server 40
virtual hardware, upgrading 141, 160
virtual hardware upgrade, downtime 150
virtual machine
manually scan 148
scanning 148
virtual machine and virtual appliance baseline
group, creating 146
virtual machine hardware, upgrading 144
virtual machine hardware version 144
virtual machine remediation 149
virtual machines
downtime during upgrade 150
hardware versions 144
RAM requirements 13, 15
upgrade 145
upgrading hardware version 144
virtual machines upgrade 143
VirtualCenter, backup 35
VirtualCenter 2.x, restoring after upgrade 63
vmaccepteula command 112
vMotion 165
VMware Tools
automate upgrades 157, 158
install and upgrade 141, 142
upgrade procedure 169
VMware Tools installation
Linux (tar installer) 152
Microsoft Windows 151
NetWare (tar installer) 155
Solaris (tar installer) 154
VMware Tools upgrade
downtime 150
Linux (tar installer) 152
Microsoft Windows 151
NetWare (tar installer) 155
Index
VMware, Inc. 175