NOTE:To upgrade the Appliance Host (ESX) you need the VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 ISO.
Make sure all protections are paused and all VMs are shutdown, including the Forge Management VM. See Section 1.3, Phase 1: Preparing Forge for the Upgrade and Section 1.4, Phase 2: Backing Up the Forge Management VM for more information.
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 Media tab at the top of the page and then click under the tabs.
Click the check box and 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 3.5 Update 4 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 Console 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.
Enter the command reboot and hit Enter.
The ESX server will perform a soft restart and switch back to the Forge getty.
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 will boot 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 3.5 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 Section 1.8.1, Preparing to Upgrade DRAC-equipped Appliance Hosts and click the Console 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 Media tab and then click at the bottom of the page to disconnect the ISO from the DRAC.
Click under the tabs.
Unselect 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.