Upgrades.
- August 6, 2019
Failed ESXi Upgrade: Recovering When Update Manager Goes Wrong
ESXi host upgrades via vSphere Update Manager (VUM, now Lifecycle Manager in newer versions) are routine operations that usually go smoothly. When they don’t, the failure modes can range from …
- April 10, 2018
ESXi 5.5 to 6.5: The Upgrade Path Nobody Documents Completely
ESXi 5.5 reached end of general support in September 2018, creating real urgency to move environments that had been running the same version for three to four years. The upgrade path to 6.5 (the …
- April 3, 2017
Stale Data After a Failed vCenter Upgrade: How to Clean It Up
A failed vCenter upgrade is among the more stressful VMware events you’ll deal with. The VMs are still running, HA and DRS are still functioning on cached state, but vCenter itself is in an …