NOTE:To upgrade the Appliance Host (ESX) you need the VMware ESX ISO.
Make sure all protections are paused and all VMs are shut down, including the Forge Management VM.
Back up the Forge Management VM. See Managing Forge Snapshots on the Appliance Host
If your Forge appliance is equipped with DRAC, proceed to Preparing to Upgrade DRAC-equipped Appliance Hosts. If your Forge appliance does not have DRAC, skip to Preparing to Upgrade Appliance Hosts without DRAC.
Connect to the DRAC by opening Internet Explorer and entering the DRAC IP Address in the form https://DRAC_IP.
Log in using the username root and the password calvin.
Click the
tab at the top of the page, then click under the tabs.Click the
check box, then click .Click
under the tabs.Under
, select .Click
and locate the upgrade ISO.Select the ISO image and click
at the bottom of the page.Burn the VMware ESX ISO to a CD.
Insert the Upgrade CD you just created into the Forge Appliance CD-ROM drive and open the console.
Proceed to Performing the Appliance Host Upgrade.
Click the
tab at the top of the page and then click at the bottom of the page.The Forge getty is displayed.
Press Alt+F2 to switch to an ESX login prompt and log in as root.
Type the reboot command and press Enter.
The ESX server performs a soft restart and switches back to the Forge configuration prompt.
When the Forge appliance reboots, press F11.
For DRAC-equipped Appliance Hosts, proceed to Step 5. For Appliance Hosts without DRAC, skip to Step 6.
At the Boot Device Menu, select VIRTUAL CDROM.
This boots the Forge appliance from the ISO you attached in Preparing to Upgrade DRAC-equipped Appliance Hosts.
At the Boot Device Menu, select IDE CD ROM device.
This will boot the Forge appliance from the CD you burned and inserted in the Forge appliance in Preparing to Upgrade Appliance Hosts without DRAC.
When the ESX installation screen is displayed, press Enter.
The graphical interface is displayed.
When prompted, skip the CD Media Test.
When the ESX Installer screen is displayed, click
.Select the appropriate keyboard type and click
.Click
at the mouse selection screen.Select
when prompted for the installation type.Accept the license agreement.
In the Advanced Option screen, click
.IMPORTANT:Do not change the bootloader configuration.
In the About to Upgrade screen, click
.When the upgrade is complete, click
.The Forge appliance will reboot. Do not touch the keyboard until the reboot is complete.
For Appliance Hosts without DRAC, remove the CD from the Forge appliance CD-ROM drive. For DRAC-equipped Appliance Hosts, proceed to DRAC-Equipped Appliance Host Upgrade Cleanup.
Close the DRAC console window.
Switch back to the Internet Explorer window displaying the DRAC page you connected to in Preparing to Upgrade DRAC-equipped Appliance Hosts and click the tab at the top of the page. Verify that the window has timed out.
Log in using the username root and the password calvin.
Click the
tab, then click at the bottom of the page to disconnect the ISO from the DRAC.Click
under the tabs.Deselect the
check box and click at the bottom of the page.Click
at the top right corner of the window and close the Internet Explorer window.