Yeah, I only have 60 so it was a bit easier... I'd script if I had to do it again though....
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not manually updating 700 guest systems. I'd get carpal. > > I found a script which as written does not work for us but am > modifying pieces out of it to work for us. > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote: > > Manually... was a bit nervious given a complete version change... > > > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Did you script the hw upgrade or manually do it? > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I did my upgrade a couple of weeks ago... It was pretty flawless... > >> > A > >> > couple VM's lost their original NIC which in turn created some issues, > >> > but > >> > not too bad otherwise... > >> > > >> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> We upgraded 15 hosts in one environment last week. > >> >> > >> >> Tonight we are doing the vmtools upgrade then the virtual hw upgrade > >> >> to a selection of guests. > >> >> 250 guest systems so it will be a long night. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Eldridge, Dave <[email protected] > > > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > We also purchased our hosts thru Dell and they are "OEM" licenses > >> >> > which > >> >> > means first call to Dell. I have had to get them to up it to VMWare > >> >> > directly. It has worked out ok up til now. > >> >> > I don't have any issues with the esx cluster. It just runs. Now > when > >> >> > it's time to upgrade to ver. 4... > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > -----Original Message----- > >> >> > From: Michael Leone [mailto:[email protected]] > >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:49 PM > >> >> > To: NT System Admin Issues > >> >> > Subject: Re: OT: can't power off a VM on ESX 3.5 > >> >> > > >> >> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 2:22 PM, N Parr <[email protected]> > >> >> > wrote: > >> >> >> Neither would I other than a last resort, I had this same issue > with > >> >> >> a > >> >> >> guest > >> >> >> not shutting down a couple weeks ago and called tech support to > >> >> >> resolve > >> >> >> the > >> >> >> problem. That's the first solution, but I'm assuming he doesn't > >> >> >> have > >> >> >> support or he wouldn't have been asking here. > >> >> > > >> >> > No, I have support. :-) But since we bought our VMware through HP, > I > >> >> > have to call HP support, and go to their VMware support desk. That > >> >> > can > >> >> > be ... convoluted ... > >> >> > > >> >> > If it was an actual emergency, I would have done that. But since it > >> >> > wasn't critical, I figured I'd ask here. (and I knew it wasn't > >> >> > critical since no alarms triggered; no other hosts complained; no > >> >> > users complained they couldn't access various hosts; and the > >> >> > responses > >> >> > here weren't along the lines of "Wow, that's serious .."). > >> >> > > >> >> > :-) > >> >> > > >> >> > I wouldn't bounce an ESX host unless I had to, but in this case, > this > >> >> > ESX hosts is (mostly) used by my private testing domain/subnet. So > if > >> >> > I bounced this one particular host, it would be no big deal. I > would > >> >> > just migrate any production VMs onto one of the other ESX hosts, > and > >> >> > go on from there. I'm lucky, in that I have that capability. > >> >> > > >> >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >> >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > This message contains confidential information and is intended only > >> >> > for > >> >> > the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you > >> >> > should not > >> >> > read, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender > >> >> > immediately > >> >> > via e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake; then, > delete > >> >> > this > >> >> > e-mail from your system. > >> >> > > >> >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >> >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >> >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
