Normally I connect directly to the ESX host where the VC lives and open a direct console to it, run the VC ISO local to it and upgrade VC, haven't had issues doing it that way. Also if your infrastructure is not large sometimes I rather build a VC from scratch and migrate everything over to it.
From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: VMWare VC 3.5 - > 4.0 upgrade Ok, we upgraded all Hosts to v4 including the Virtual Center, last weekend, however my VC virtual machine needed some Windows updates that I applied and re-stated the virtual machine, however it refused to startup, I had a snapshoot, before upgrade and reverted back to it, So I'm now running with the old VC, I can't get hold of my consultant, What's the proper way of upgrading the VC? ___________________________________ Stefan Jafs This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Amico Corpoartion company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. _________________________________________________________ This e-mail, including attachments, contains information that is confidential and may be protected by attorney/client or other privileges. This e-mail, including attachments, constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me by e-mail reply and delete the original message and any attachments from your system. _________________________________________________________ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
