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Vcenter server upgrade failed - Can I import into new server
Hi all,
I recently tried to upgrade my 4.1 vcenter server and it went slightly pear shaped. I have 3 ESX 4.1 servers being managed. We have now built a Vcenter using 5.1. Im thinking rather than trying to fix my existing 4.1 server could I just import the 3 esx server into the new 5.1 server for management?
I recently tried to upgrade my 4.1 vcenter server and it went slightly pear shaped. I have 3 ESX 4.1 servers being managed. We have now built a Vcenter using 5.1. Im thinking rather than trying to fix my existing 4.1 server could I just import the 3 esx server into the new 5.1 server for management?
Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
Yes, just add your new ESXi 5.1 servers to vCenter 5.1.
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Sorry I didnt explain too well. I still have 3 x 4.1 servers. I want to know whether I can import them into the new vCenter 5.1 server and then upgrade them to ESXi 5.1 after importing?
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Thanks.
Makes me wonder why you would want to go through the process of upgrading Vcenter when you could just build from scratch easier enough
Makes me wonder why you would want to go through the process of upgrading Vcenter when you could just build from scratch easier enough
Ha...exactly; just disconnect from ODBC (assuming using remote DB), then connect to new VM, then install vCenter and have it upgrade the DB. Done :)
~coolsport00
~coolsport00
only if you want to keep the performance data!
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One more question: hanccocka
You said : "You may want to connect directly to your ESXi 4.1 servers with the vSphere Client, and disconnect them from vCenter 4.1 first!"
Where exactly is the option to do that?
You said : "You may want to connect directly to your ESXi 4.1 servers with the vSphere Client, and disconnect them from vCenter 4.1 first!"
Where exactly is the option to do that?
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