10-14-2013 11:03 AM - edited 03-16-2019 07:53 PM
I want to upgrade my host to ESXi 5.1 (from 4.1) but I have not found the upgrade on Cisco's site. Am I supposed to get the Cisco branded ESXi 5.1 iso from VMware? And is there a difference if my hosts are running my CUCM phone system?
My hosts are currently running ESXi 4.1.0, 433742. I should be able to jump to ESXi 5.1.0, 799733, right?
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10-14-2013 11:21 AM
It's my understanding that the custom ISO is only required for certain B series servers to pickup additional drivers that are no included in the standard ESXi ISO (reference http://tools.cisco.com/squish/47385). You can use the regular ISO and upgrade directly from 4.1 to 5.1 as documented by VMware
There's no difference in terms of upgrading based on what's running on the hosts other than if the VMs support the new ESXi version.
10-14-2013 11:21 AM
It's my understanding that the custom ISO is only required for certain B series servers to pickup additional drivers that are no included in the standard ESXi ISO (reference http://tools.cisco.com/squish/47385). You can use the regular ISO and upgrade directly from 4.1 to 5.1 as documented by VMware
There's no difference in terms of upgrading based on what's running on the hosts other than if the VMs support the new ESXi version.
10-14-2013 02:28 PM
Good info, thanks.
It looks like I already have the ESXi iso I need so I went ahead and downloaded the cisco driver iso for the C210 M2 series. I should be good now. I guess my real concern was if the ESXi iso for Unified Messaging (CUCM) was any different than that of other UCS chassis, it appears to not be.
Thanks again!
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