Hello All;
Well like the the title says, I'm truly confused.
I have vCenter 5.1 running for 3 hosts. 1 of the hosts was set up with VMware ESX4.1, Build 1363503. I'm finally upgrading the host but I'm researching & getting conflicting stories so maybe someone can help ?
On an different topic regarding DCUI, Another member noted that you cannot upgrade, It had to be an fresh install which is NOT an option since the guests are sharepoint, sql, web servers, etc.
You can connect to the Service Console but keep in mind there is no way to do an in place upgrade from ESX to ESXi -either 4 or 5 - it has to be a fresh install -
But if I google the topic, I find multiple results with:
- vSphere 4.1 to 5.1 in place upgrade using VMware Update manager - YouTube In this video, You'll see that it starts at ESX 4.1 and ends with ESXi 5.1
- How to upgrade to ESXi 5.1 - YouTube In this video, You'll see that it starts at ESX 4.1 and ends with ESXi 5.1
- How to Migrate ESX 4.x to ESXi 5.0 - VMadmin.co.uk This is an tutorial through local CD installation
- Adrian Costea&#039;s blog &raquo; Upgrading from ESX 4.x to ESXi 5.x using VMware Update Manager</title>&l… This is an tutorial through vCenter Update Manager
Can anyone shed some light on this discussion ? I cannot afford to lose any guests so an fresh install is not an option but I need to upgrade to 5.1.
Thanks in advance!