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seems very straight forward. i can do this to all 3 of my hosts while in maintenance mode with VMs offline. This will not wipe any settings/configuration i currently have correct? This truly is an upgrade.
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seems very straight forward. i can do this to all 3 of my hosts while in maintenance mode with VMs offline. This will not wipe any settings/configuration i currently have correct? This truly is an upgrade.

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we will do the ISO upgrade seems more friendly. thanks again for the instructions.
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we will do the ISO upgrade seems more friendly. thanks again for the instructions.

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An upgrade just upgrades the host, using existing config.<br />
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both are the same, there is an even faster method... if interested!
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An upgrade just upgrades the host, using existing config.

both are the same, there is an even faster method... if interested!

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My hosts are on 5.5. I am quite behind on my updates. I am wondering- should i install all patches/extensions before running the upgrade? Or can i upgrade from where I am at to 6.0.
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My hosts are on 5.5. I am quite behind on my updates. I am wondering- should i install all patches/extensions before running the upgrade? Or can i upgrade from where I am at to 6.0.

Upgrading VMware to 6.0

Installation is the act of making a computer program program ready for execution. Because the process varies programs often come with a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation. Installation may be part of a larger software deployment process. Cross platform installer builders that produce installers for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux include InstallAnywhere, InstallBuilder and Install4J. Installers for Microsoft Windows include Windows Installer, InstallShield, and Wise Installation Studio; free installer-authoring tools include NSIS, IzPack, Clickteam, InnoSetup, InstallSimple and WiX. Mac OS X includes Installer, and also includes a separate software updating application.

Installation

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.