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Do you want to do an appliance install or a full install on a Windows server? The former is far easier to set up and manage, but since it is a virtual appliance you would need an additional machine to install VUM on. If you want to install on a Windows server, be warned that it is not a trivial thing. I can put together a series of Knowledge base articles for you to go through and read.

If your primary goal is to patch your single host and update VMware tools though, the steps on the link I provided above will take a fraction of the time to complete and will not require you to add 1 or potentially 2 new VMs to your host.

Can you clarify what your final goal is? We've bounced from VMware Tools to VUM to vCenter during the course of this thread -- knowing what your concerns and ultimate goals are would help us advise you better. My final goals are to have the VMware host patched with the latest updates, and be able to provide the latest VMware tools updates to my VMware guest servers.

That product list suggests you're possibly still using an evaluation copy of ESXi, could that be possible? It would allow that host to be added to an existing vCenter. But do you also have a separate license for the vCenter install itself? It's a separate purchase, or may be part of a bundle if you purchased an Essentials bundle.

What license s did you purchase? Is this choice mainly for security, for better performance, to stay current and gain experience, or do you want to do it because some software you support will only run on a later version of VSphere and VMWare Tools? None of us are saying it is wrong or incorrect to upgrade but rather trying to get a feel for the decision making process. I'll bounce in something else here. Be really careful with virtual machine hardware versions, especially if you plan to go ahead and upgrade to the latest version of VSphere.

You should see the licensed edition you are running i. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Popular Topics in VMware.

Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the system power is turned off? Submit ». L This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. MKB wrote: Don't you have to, from time to time, download upgraded versions of vmware tools onto the VM host? I've heard it's quite slick, I've just never used it myself. It makes patching, and moreso, keeping up to date with what patches are required, simple.

Gabrielle, I am at this link. I currently have ESXi 5. Depending upon your Internet download speed, this can take between two and 30 minutes, as it is approximately MB in size. The setup files will be extracted, and the VMware vSphere 5. Click OK to Continue. The following Welcome screen will appear, Click Next to Continue.

Select the Destination Folder. The VMware vSphere Client in this Tutorial is being installed on a bit version of Windows, so this is the reason for the x86 reference. The IP address is Enter the IP address, and username root, followed by the password. Click Login. This is normal, because it's a VMware "self-signed" certificate and can be replaced.

We will cover this in a later article in the series. Click Ignore and Tick the box to Install. Click the Inventory icon, to see the server's Inventory. The following Inventory is displayed. You will notice it states The ESXi host does not have persistent storage.

This is the minimum configuration requirement for your ESXi host. Click "Click here to create a datastore At the next screen select the actual Disk or LUN, pay special attention to the sizes shown. Click Next to Continue. The Current Disk Layout will be shown. If this is a used disk, it could show other partition types. This is a new disk in this tutorial, so A new partition will be created and used. The dash and underscore are okay. Check the Summary screen for the datastore you are about to create and Click Finish to create the datastore.

You are now ready to use your ESXi server. In the next article in the series, we will connect and continue to configure the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5. If you liked my VMware article and would like to see more Articles from me , please click the Yes button near the: Was this article helpful? Thank You. I look forward to hearing from you. Ask a related question.

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