1.3 The Forge 11 Upgrade Media Kit and Its Contents

The Forge 11 Upgrade Kit is intended for customers who want to update their PlateSpin Forge 4 Appliance 2 installation to PlateSpin Forge 11.0.0 Appliance 3. The table below lists the media included in the upgrade kit, along with a listing of the files on each medium. One or more of these files are required to accomplish the upgrade, depending on the upgrade scenario.

Table 1-3 Forge 11 Upgrade Kit Media and Contents

Label

Medium Type and Storage Used

Included Contents and Purpose

Forge 11 Rebuild Kit

13+ GB of storage accessible by the administrative computer

  1. Contents of the 13 GB storage includes a /VM folder with the following files:

    • PLATESPINFORGE01.mf
    • PLATESPINFORGE01.ovf
    • PLATESPINFORGE01-disk1.vmdk
    • PLATESPINFORGE01-disk2.vmdk
    • PLATESPINFORGE01-file1.flp

  2. The Forge 11 installation ISO, which is used during a rebuild of the Forge Appliance Host.

Forge 11 Rebuild Kit

CD

678 MB

  1. The PlateSpin Forge 11.0.0.x ISO image.

    • This CD is included in the Forge 11 Upgrade Kit for your convenience. Use it as the boot media to install the latest ESXi version and to import the Forge VM (from the VM folder on the USB flash drive) to the Forge Appliance Host.

    • See Section 2.2.4, Installing the Hypervisor and Forge Components for more information.

Forge 11 Upgrade - Disk 1

DVD

2.83 GB

  1. PlateSpin.Forge_11.0.0_UpgradeGuide.pdf

    • This manual, which includes information about upgrade scenarios, upgrade tasks, and troubleshooting tips you need for the Forge 11 upgrade.

  2. PlateSpinForgeSetup-4.0.0.xxxx.exe

  3. PlateSpinForgeUpgrade_11.0.0.xxxx.zip

    • The Forge 11.0.0 backup/restore utility, PlateSpin.ForgeUpgrade.exe