Hi,
Hi,
Question is during upgradation of vCenter 4.1 to 5.0 when it ask to upgrade existing vCenter database. So will this process upgrade my current vCenter SQL 2005 database to SQL 2008 database
YES, coz Vcenter 5.0 Supports only SQL 2008 with Sp2 database,
So for 4th point on what basis we need to decide whether to migrate a data base or not..? which option is good for upgrading the vCenter?
Most of the Customers take the backup of the Existing Database Install the New Version of SQL 2008 before upgrading and restore on the New SQL 2008 Database
So this will be a Good Option, Bcoz after Restoring the database in SQL 2008 and there might some problem, so u can have ur Old Database Backup
step 17 from the below solution will convert the database or we need to reinstall the new version of database?
it Convert the Database,If you have vCenter Server running on a 64bit OS, then you are good to go
Before you take the plunge and upgrade,You can use SQL Server Management Studio Express to backup your SQL Express Database and Also take a backup of your vpxd.cfg file. On a 2003 Server this would by default be located under %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter, I would recommend doing a good amount of reading best practises documentation and planning. I have linked to two very useful documents from VMware that will help with your planning. There is an upgrade checklist which you can work through systematically, as well as a best practises whitepaper which helps explain the process in good detail with some great screenshots.
Documentation to read
VMware vSphere 5.0 Upgrade Best Practises Technical Whitepaper
- Note down all your database login credentials and ensure the vCenter database login has db_owner permissions.
- Make sure your current installation path of vCenter does not have any commas or periods in it. (I assume this can cause trouble for the upgrade!)
- Ensure your vCenter Server name is not longer than 15 characters and is registered correctly with your AD Domain’s DNS.
- Ensure all required ports in/out of the vCenter server are open.
- Make sure any additional plug-ins you use for vCenter Server are compatible with 5.0 – also make sure you re-enable or reconfigure these post-upgrade.
- Make sure you know the rest of your hardware is compatible with vSphere 5.0! i.e. check your ESX / ESXi hosts are compatible and there will be no issues there. You can use the vCenter Host Agent pre-upgrade checker utility included with the vCenter 5.0 installation media for this.