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Preparing for the Upgrade to ESX

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After completing the upgrade to vCenter Server, upgrade legacy VMware ESX/ESXi hosts to ESX 4.1/ESXi 4.1.

These topics are intended for administrators who are upgrading ESX, ESXi, and virtual machines from

ESX 4.0/ESXi 4.0 to ESX 4.1/ESXi 4.1.

To upgrade directly from ESX 3.5/ESXi 3.5 to ESX 4.1/ESXi 4.1, use VMware vCenter Update Manager. For

information on upgrading from ESX 3.5/ESXi 3.5 to ESX 4.1/ESXi 4.1, see the vSphere Update Manager

Administration Guide.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“About Host Upgrades,” on page 56

“Release Upgrade Support for ESX/ESXi,” on page 56

“vCenter Update Manager,” on page 57

“Recommendation for Static IP Addresses,” on page 58

“vSphere Components Upgraded by Update Manager,” on page 58

“Preserved Configuration Components,” on page 58

“Non-Preserved Configuration Components,” on page 60

“Back Up the ESX Host Configuration,” on page 60

“Back Up the ESXi Host Configuration,” on page 61

“Best Practices for Upgrades,” on page 61

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