QLogic 10GbE CNA driver installation bug on ESX 4.1

While installing ESX 4.1 hosts with QLogic CNA adapters I hit a error which prevented installation of required add-on drivers. I was using “esxupdate” method to install drivers but all I got was message that no compatible installation bundle was found, even though I was using drivers which are were on ESX 4.1 HCL. (update [...]

VUM 4.1 – SQL Server 2008 Standard support dropped? – UPDATED

There has been talks in VMware Communities and in some blog comments that vCenter Update Manager 4.1 has dropped support for SQL Server 2008 Standard so you would need SQL Server Enterprise edition instead. If you take a look at VMware vCenter Update Manager page on vSphere Compatibility Matrix released on 13th of July, [...]

ESX host upgrade to 4.1 using esxupdate

So vSphere 4.1 is out, here is a quick example how to upgrade ESX 4.0 host to 4.1 using esxupdate on ESX Service Console.

Download pre-upgrade-from-ESX4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip and upgrade-from-ESX4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip files from vmware.com, you need active support subscription for that.

Copy both files ESX host Service Console Put host in maintenance mode Run esxupdate with “update [...]