If your vCenter has no Internet access, use the following procedure to upgrade it:
Go to https://my.vmware.com/en/group/vmware/patch#search
Download the
VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.0.0.30000-5112509-patch-FP.iso
Copy the .iso to the ESX datastore
Connect the .iso file as CD ROM to the vCenter VM
Login to the vCenter Appliance via Web Browser
https://vcenter:5480/index.html#/update?locale=en
Choose "Check updates" > "Check CD ROM"
Then choose "Install updates"
Once
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Veeam is a good tool to backup and restore virtual machines. After you remove a server from backup (because you have decommissioned it, for example) you might get the following warning:
01.06.2016 11:04:33 :: Server01 is no longer processed by this job. Make sure this change is intentional.
This is happening because Veeam still has one or more restore points of this server. If you are sure you never want to restore this server again, you can delete the restore point manually:
Backup & Replication
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If you just have ESXi 5.5 installed and you manage it with the vSphere client, you might want to install vCenter, which has some benefits (vSphere Web Client, get ESX alert emails and many others). Be aware that while ESXi 5.5 is free, the vCenter has a license cost. Also, make sure that the vCenter you install is always a newer or the same version than the ESXi you have.
You can either install the vCenter to run on an existing Windows Server or you can just import a virtual appliance (based on
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In this previous post, I have explained how to install an update to ESXi when you are offline.
Find below the instructions to use when your ESX host is connected to the internet:
Login to ESX via SSH (e.g. with PuTTY)
Run the command to allow the traffic to the Internet
esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient
Run the command to install the update
esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p ESXi-5.5.0-20140902001-standard
Wait
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Download the current update (i.e. ESXi 5.5 Update 2) from MyVMWare. For HP Servers, download the special HP Version. Download the .zip file, not the .iso file.
Copy the .zip file to the datastore via vSphere client.
Login to ESX via SSH (e.g. with PuTTY)
Run the command to install the update
esxcli software vib update -d "/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/Install/VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-Update2-2068190-HP-5.77.3-Nov2014-depot.zip"
Shut down all guests.
Put host in Maintenance Mode.
Reboot VMWare
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