Upgrading From Virtual Center 2.x and ESX 3.x to vSphere 4

Upgrading From Virtual Center 2.x and ESX 3.x to vSphere 4

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Upgrade Virtual Center 2.x to vCenter 4
	Download vSphere vCenter 4

Important Prerequisites for Upgrading to vSphere

Backup the Virtual Center SSL Certificates

Backup the vpxd.cfg File

Backup the Virtual Center Database

Enable Bulk Logging on vCenter Database

Ensure Proper Database Permissions

Upgrade to vCenter

Configure SQL to Use TCP/IP and Named Pipes

Upgrade vCenter Components
	Upgrade VMware Converter

Upgrade to vCenter Update Manager

Upgrade to vCenter Guided Consolidation

Change Database Recovery Model Back to Full

Update the vSphere Client

Update the vSphere Client Plug-ins

Upgrade ESX Hosts
	Different Ways to Update ESX Hosts

Download the ESX 4 ISO

Upgrade to ESX 4 Using the Host Update Utility

Create Host Upgrade Baseline

Attach the Upgrade Baseling and Scan for Compliance

Upgrade to ESX 4 Using vCenter Update Manager

Upgrade Virtual Machines
	Upgrade VMware Tools With the vSphere Client

Upgrade Virtual Machine Hardware With the vSphere Client

Create a Baseline Group

Attach a Baseline Group and Scan for Compliance

Upgrade VMware Tools and Virtual Hardware With vCenter Update Manager


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