Vmware Tools Esxi 6.5
The separation of the VMware Tools release cycle from the ESXi release cycle changes the way we plan to upgrade VMware Tools. Prior to this, users would run a program on ESXi, such as vSphere 6, which contained a version of the VMware Tools in ISO-files, placed in a folder on the ESXi host. Hello, i setup an esxi 6.5 (not connected to a vcenter server) based on HPE iso. I've created windows VM (7 x64 and 2016 server x64) and installed on both vmware tools but copy/paste doesn't work (or drag and drop).
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Admins should first read the errata notes that VMware provides. There are items relevant to numerous environments, such as limits on the versions of that can be upgraded.
For most, the upgrade will be straightforward, but it's still best practice to appliance configuration. As with most upgrades, it's necessary to upgrade the vCenter appliance and then upgrade the hosts on a cluster-by-cluster basis - the first, followed by the other clusters. Prior to starting the upgrade, disable distributed resource scheduler (DRS) to prevent vCenter from moving around at inappropriate times and disrupting the vSphere upgrade. Prepare to upgrade vSphere 6.5 to 6.7 Download the vCenter 6.7 appliance ISO file and mount it. Navigate to the Win32 install folder and double-click the installer executable file. Select the installer executable file in the Win32 install folder. The installer will ask what action you wish to perform.
Select the Upgrade option to start the wizard. Then, accept the license agreement and click Next. It's important to understand what happens within the appliance after admins upgrade vSphere 6.5 to 6.7. The installer stands up an empty instance of the new vCenter with a new temporary IP address and does a data migration that imports all the configuration data into the new appliance. Once this is complete and verified, admins can delete the old vCenter appliance.
This example only covers the appliance upgrade. Enter the source appliance fully qualified domain name and click Connect to source. This opens a menu that asks for a single sign-on username, password and appliance password. Enter them as needed. Fill in the rest of the fields - as shown in Figure B below - with the information about the ESXi host that the vCenter appliance sits on.
Fill in the fields for the source appliance and ESXi host. Once all the fields have been filled in, click Next to progress to the next screen. Depending on the configuration, this might prompt a certificate acceptance warning. Click Yes in the warning box, assuming all the information is correct. The next screen asks where you want to install the new vCenter.
Don't forget the 6.5 to 6.7 vSphere upgrade essentially stands up a new vCenter and migrates the data from the old to the new. The screen in Figure C below refers to the host on which the new vCenter will deploy. Any cluster member should be an acceptable choice. Choose a vCenter host on which to deploy the appliance. Navigate to the next screen and create a new name for vCenter. You can use vCenter's original name once setup and configuration is complete.
The next step asks for confirmation of the new vCenter's size. If this is a 6.5 to 6.7 vSphere upgrade, click Next. On the following screen, select the appropriate data store. The chosen data store should be available to all the hosts within the management cluster. The next step is to give the new vCenter a temporary IP address and FQDN.
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Configure the vCenter network settings. Review the settings and click Finish. The installer should then report a successful installation. Migrate vCenter settings and data The second phase to upgrade vSphere 6.5 to 6.7 is the behind-the-scenes migration. Admins can revert to the old vCenter appliance at any time before the host upgrade starts. This stage uses another wizard to finish the vSphere 6.5 to 6.7 upgrade.
This process essentially connects to the old vCenter and moves all the settings to the new vCenter - including IP details - and then shut downs the old vCenter. To initiate the upgrade, the installer does some preflight checks. These checks might include warnings, such as an alert that the migration won't include. Once you've reviewed all the warnings, click Next.
At this point, the system asks you to select the historical data to copy to the new server. The amount of data copied will vary depending on the selection. This only affects the historical data, not the functionality of the system. This example only retains the configuration. Then, click Next. Select the historical data to copy from the source vCenter Server. Select the Browse option to navigate to the file, upload it and import it.
This example uses this ESXi image to perform the install. The next step is to create a new baseline for the updated image. Click the Baselines tab in the Update Manager, as shown in Figure F.
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Fill in the name and description as appropriate on the following screen. The content options automatically select Upgrade. Click through to the next page and the previously uploaded ESXi image should be available. Select it, click Next and select Finish on the next page. The upgrade profile has now been created.
The remaining steps require admins to attach the profile, put the host into maintenance mode and perform the update. Go to the update's home screen and select Attach from the baseline options. From there, select the newly created baseline. Attach the baseline at the cluster level to make it easier to upgrade the cluster. There are several ways to upgrade the cluster, including setting the cluster to fully upgrade itself automatically. To be cautious, apply the update, evacuate one host at a time, put it into maintenance mode and select Remediate. Accept the license, check the settings and, if they all appear good, click OK.
To automatically evacuate the VMs from the hosts, the DRS automatic feature needs to be on after the initial vCenter upgrade. Once the reboot is complete, ensure the patch revision from the 6.5 version is correctly incremented. Repeat the process for the other hosts.
Once the host upgrade is complete, the vSphere upgrade process is complete. If the preparation work is done beforehand and admins proactively address any known issues, it should be a relatively simple process to upgrade vSphere 6.5 to 6.7.
The is not something new. Since its more than five years ago, VMware encourages their hardware ecosystem partners to work on developing native drivers. A list of supported hardware is growing with every major release of ESXi, with the company’s the vmkLinux APIs and associated driver ecosystem completely in the future releases of vSphere. The of using the native drivers are as follows:. It removes the complexity of developing and maintaining Linux derived drivers,. It improves the system performance,. It frees from the functional limitations of Linux derived drivers,.
It increases the stability and reliability of the hypervisor, as native drivers are designed specifically for VMware ESXi. Saying that one of the steps when upgrading to a new version of vSphere is to check that the hardware supports native drivers. By default, if ESXi identifies a native driver for a device it will be loaded instead of Linux derived driver. However, it is not always a case, and you need to check whether native drivers are in use after the system upgrade. Following steps in and, you can pinpoint PCI devices and corresponding drivers loaded for each of them:.
To identify a storage HBA (such as a fibre card or RAID controller), run this command: # esxcfg-scsidevs -a. To identify a network card, run this command: # esxcfg-nics -l. To list device state and note the hardware IDs, run this command: # vmkchdev -l The /etc/vmware/default.map.d/ folder on ESXi host contains a full list of map files referring to the native drivers available for your system.