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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This is for upgrading a Cisco C2XX for problem where the guest NIC (Broadcom QuadGE) won't show Connected and utils nework eth0 shows a problem; To check vfd –h, see below KB article;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2000089">http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2000089</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Read the Update 2 Release Notes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi41_u2_rel_notes.html">http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi41_u2_rel_notes.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Download the file update-from-esxi4.1-4.1_update02.zip<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Use Putty or SecureCRT SSH to vCenter (other option is to burn ISO for cd-rom drive and upgrade via cd-room at boot, that is not what I am doing)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Download WinSCP from http://winscp.net/ to copy the .zip file you downloaded to the vCenter Appliance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Copy update-from-esxi4.1-4.1_update02.zip to your vCenter Appliance using SCP and WinSCP.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Before Upgrade VMware vSphere Client shows 4.1.0 348481 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After Upgrade VMware vSphere Client shows 4.1.0 502767<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Use VMware vSphere Client to shutdown virtual machines and enter host into Maintenance Mode<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ssh to your vCenter then issue;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>vi-admin@localhost:~> vihostupdate --server atlesx82 --install --bundle ./update-from-esxi4.1-4.1_update02.zip<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enter username: <-----this is the host root login/password<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enter password:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please wait patch installation is in progress ...<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>vi-admin@localhost:~><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Use VMware vSphere Client to restart host After upgrade the VMware vSphere Client will connect to vmware.com to download new VMware vSphere Client.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Use vSphere Client will to exit Maintenance Mode and restart your VMs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>References<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Unless otherwise indicated by a UC app, UC supports all VMware vSphere ESXi patches, updates and Maintenance Releases for a supported major/minor release at time of VMware launch as long as the server vendor supports them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Communications_VMware_Requirements#VMware_vSphere_ESXi_Version_Support_for_Call_Processing_and_System_Management_Applications">http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Communications_VMware_Requirements#VMware_vSphere_ESXi_Version_Support_for_Call_Processing_and_System_Management_Applications</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>