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Install Esxi, overwrite VMFS datastore : If you need start everything from scratch, and clean use this option, it will erase all the data.Ĭlick F11 button to proceed and confirm upgrade, The installer is configured to upgrade my system from older ESXi 5.5.0 to Esxi 6.5 on the first HDD, mpx.vmhba1:c0:t0:l0.ĭisclaimer: All the steps and scripts shown in my posts are tested on non-production servers first. All the scripts provided on my blogs are comes without any warranty, The entire risk and impacts arising out of the use or performance of the sample scripts and documentation remains with you. Install Esxi, Preserve VMFS datastore : Use this option to Install fresh Esxi OS, re-setup Esxi, But it will not format or remove any data from the local VMFS datastore, In case if there is any VM, all the data will be preserved, and you will have to re-register virtual machines again. Upgrade Esxi, Preserve VMFS datastore : Use this option to retain all esxi settings, VMFS data (VMs), Nothing will be removed. There are three options, I am selecting first one for upgrade. I have only one Hard disk at current on my Esxi server, First screenshot is where it shows the list of all the detected Hard disk drive, Select it (Where there is already OS exists), It detects and finds existing Esxi and VMFS file system where installation contains.
Right click Esxi Host, click maintenance mode, and Enter Maintenance mode, Icon of server will be changed.Īfter few checks I have taken only screenshot where human interaction is required while manual installation/upgradation. you can cancel the Enter Maintenance mode task at any time. You might need to either power off or migrate the virtual machines from the host manually. The Enter maintenance Mode task does not complete until the above state is completed. Also server has been put into maintenance mode. A host in maintenance mode does not perform any activities on virtual machines, including virtual machine provisioning. Note: Before rebooting I have vMotioned migrated all my VMs to another esxi host and shared datastore using vCenter server. I have mounted ISO file on the server and rebooted it, and boot sequence is CD/DVD first.
As I already written previously how to upgrade Esxi server version using VMware vSphere Update Manager, this time instead VUM, I will update Esxi OS to 6.5 using ISO.
After upgrading my VMware vSphere management infrastructure to latest version 6.5, I decided to upgrade the last part Esxi server in my lab to version 6.5, While Upgradation/installation I didn't find any change or difference, All the steps are same as earlier shown in the article I wrote PART 1 : INSTALLING ESXI ON VMWARE WORKSTATION HOME LAB.