Before starting the upgrade, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The Forge setup installation executable (Called PlateSpinForgeSetup-3.1.0.3050.exe (extracted from the Forge 4.0 Upgrade Kit)
IP addresses and appropriate credentials for:
The Forge appliance (used for the Forge Web Client Interface and the Forge Management VM)
The Forge Appliance Host (VMware ESX server)
The VMware client program. See Downloading the VMware Client Program
in the PlateSpin Forge 4.0 User Guide.