Upgrading to ESXi 5.0 using Dell Customized VMware ESXi images
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• On VMware ESX classic servers the OpenManage server administrator
components gets installed onto the service console of the system. From ESXi
5.0 onwards, Service Console (COS) is no longer available. During migration,
the COS gets removed along with applications which are part of COS. Hence
after migration you need to reinstall the OpenManage application by
following the procedure documented at Dell support site. Dell uses
VMware's VIB (vSphere Installation Bundle) mechanism to install Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator agent in ESXi
• Considering the case where you migrate from an ESXi 4.1.x/4.0.x server
which has Open Manage component configured, to Dell Customized
VMware ESXi 5.0, here also you need to reinstall OpenManage again as the
migration removes the OEM extensions from the system. Also Dell
Customized VMware ESXi 5.0 doesn’t carry the OpenManage component as
mentioned earlier. Download the OpenManage VIB supported for ESXi 5.0
from Dell support site and follow the instructions to install the same.
Licensing
Dell Customized VMware ESXi 4.x/4.0.x Embedded Edition consists of a Stand Alone
License (SAL) key embedded in it. When migrating to ESXi 5.0 using Dell Customized VMware
ESXi 5.0 build, the license mode is to set to Stand Alone Edition as the Dell Customized ESXi
image carries the license key for 5.0. However, if you migrate to ESXi 5.0 using VMware
provided ESXi 5.0 image, the license mode is set to ‘Evaluation’. This is because the license
which is embedded in the 4.x image is removed during migration. Since the VMware
provided image doesn’t carry any license keys, the license mode is set to ‘Evaluation’. Note
that evaluation will get expired in 60 days after install/migration.
Summary
Dell recommends using Dell Customized VMware ESXi images as it contains updated
driver versions and providers compared to what available in VMware provided ESXi images.
The main advantage of using the Dell customized image is that it carries the updated drivers
as part of the Installation CD. However, customers can further update the driver versions
based on the requirement and availability at the VMware website.
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