After connecting the media, press the F12 button on the keyboard to get the option to shut down or reboot the server.I have mounted the ISO media from my desktop as a CD/DVD. Here, I have done this upgrade remotely by taking the remote through iLO. If you are accessing the server from a remote site then take the remote of the server through iLO and connect the media to it.If you have physical access to your server then insert the ESXi 6.5 media in the DVD/Optical drive or connect the media through USB Drive.Upgrade ESXi 5.5 to 6.5įollow the steps given below to upgrade ESXi 5.5 to 6.5. So, if you are still running your servers on the VMware ESXi Host version 5.5 then upgrade it to 6.5 or 6.7. The End of General support for vSphere 6.7 will also be on November 15, 2021.Įnd of General Support for vSphere 5.5 (51491) VMware has extended the general support for vSphere 6.5 to a full five years from the date of release, which means the general support for vSphere 6.5 will end on November 15, 2021. To maintain your full level of Support and Subscription Services, VMware recommends upgrading to vSphere 6.5, vSphere 6.7 or to a newer version. You can log in again and check the condition of your equipment.The End of General Support for vSphere 5.5 is September 19, 2018. When your installation is complete, your ESX will have to restart. Then, a validation of your choice will be asked you, by reminding you the method previously selected. Select the first Upgrade ESXi option, preserve VMFS datastore. He then proposes to update our ESXi while keeping our datastores. VMware has detected the presence of a previous installation. In this example, we only have one partition. You have the choice of the installation partition of your ESXi 6.0. Then press the Enterkey on your keyboard to continue the installationĪs with each tool, accept the terms of the license by selecting (F11) Accept and Continue. If you are going to replace the hosts, its probably even easier to comply with VMwares EULA.
You can see the loading of the modules necessary for the installation Start by booting to your bootable USB drive and select the ESXi 6.0 OS Using a bootable USB key with the ESXi 6.0 release.
One of the major new features in version 6.0 is the use of the vSphere Client Web thin client in HTML5 that replaces the heavy client. Always more ergonomic, innovative and easy to use, we will upgrade from an ESX 5.5 to the ESX 6.0 version. Indeed, one of the leaders in virtualization regularly offers new versions of its components (OS ESXi, vCenter …).
As we already know, the race for new technologies is pushing publishers to offer updates, software upgrades or new tools.
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