#Vsphere client 5.5 osx install#

Finally, go to Home > Update Manager and open the configuration tab, then click on 'Test Connection' to ensure you can connect to the Internet okay and start downloading updates and patches If you have problems with other plug-ins (like the Hardware status, etc) ensure that you have installed the VMware vSphere Web Client on the vCenter, as it needs it to authenticate through the installed certificatesДҐ. Ensure you got the option selected to download the updates after the installationДў.- Ensure you type the name of the server (and not the domain) in front of the usernameДЈ.- Record the ports used by Update Manager:Д¤.- After installation give a clean reboot to the vCenter, then to to Plub-ins > Manage Plug-in and 'Download and install' the Update Manager plug in

#Vsphere client 5.5 osx install#

I created a couple of VMs, just for the sake of it, importing the good old Nostalgia )ДЎ.- Before proceeding, take a snapshot of all the VMs, that is to say the 2 hosts and the vCenter, then install VMware vSphere Update Manager on the vCenter. On my example I configured 2 hosts, a Nas storage running FreeNAS and 2 Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machines, one acting as a Domain Controller and the other to host the vCenter database refer to the Table of IP addresses below for IPs allocations Step 1: Prepare the environment for the upgradeД¬reate a mirror of your production environment as close as possible using VMware Workstation to setup the needed VMs. I'm also skipping Windows 8, and will move from Windows 7 straight to Windows 10 when available.

For example, at work I did not install Windows Vista, and we jumped from XP straight into Windows 7. On this guide we'll udpate our virtual infrastructure by performing an upgrade VMware vSphere 5.0 to VMware vSphere 5.5, creating a testing environment where you can do a dry run for this upgrade from the comfort of your chair and a cup of coffee at handДЇollowing my principle of 'If it is working, don't fix it', I clean by-pass the version in between, 5.1, and I only install in-between-version if absolutely necessary. Upgrade VMware vSphere 5.0 to VMware vSphere 5.5