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esx host transfer
I have to upgrade the esx hosts from 5.1 to 5.5. I want to know how to transfer all the esx hosts from one vcenter to other. Also please update if any precautions to be taken, I think after upgrading them the transfer will be done. Should I keep any thing off or in maintenance. Should i do any thing remove from inventory. How will I realise to which datastore the esx host has gone after transfer. What files i have to keep in mind.
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If i remove it from existing how will I find where to which place that esxi has gone. I have 4 vcenters. Also first should i upgrade and transfer or transfer and upgrade. Will i have to put anything on maintenance. one vcenter domain is x and other y will it not make any configuration changes. Will people not loose there work if connected to one domain and transfer to other is made. Is there any database of host to find if lost the esxi.
vCenter Server must be upgraded first to accommodate any change to ESXi.
What have you got, and what are you trying to do?
What have you got, and what are you trying to do?
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i have esxi 5.1 and have to upgrade it to 5.5. I have to demolish one domain later permanently and have to use the other domain. The VCenters are on different domains. Each VCenters have many esxi hosts. I had earlier asked one question how to upgrade. Now that i have to transfer the host to new VCenter in different domain. So please my consideration on :- 'If i remove it from existing how will I find where to which place that esxi has gone. I have 4 vcenters. Also first should i upgrade and transfer or transfer and upgrade. Will i have to put anything on maintenance. one vcenter domain is x and other y will it not make any configuration changes. Will people not loose there work if connected to one domain and transfer to other is made. Is there any database of host to find if lost the esxi'
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and Add the ESXi 5.1 server to the new vCenter Server.
This does not affect running VMs.