This phase involves powering off and taking a snapshot of the Forge Management VM. This enables you to revert to a previous state of the Forge Management VM, if required.
Click
.The VMware Infrastructure Client is started and the VIC login is displayed.
Type your Forge Appliance Host (VMware ESX Server) credentials and log in.
The VIC interface is displayed.
In the VIC Inventory panel at the left, click the Forge Management VM (ForgeManagementConsole), and in the main Information panel click the Console tab.
The management VM Windows interface is displayed.
If the VM is locked:
Click inside the VM window.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Insert.
Type your Forge Management VM credentials.
Click
.Power off the VM:
In the Forge Management VM virtual Windows environment, click
> .In the Shut Down Window, type a comment about the shutdown operation (e.g., “upgrade”)
Click
.For Forge 1.x appliances, disable Independent mode for VM Hard Disk 2:
In the VIC Inventory panel at the left, right-click the Forge Management VM (ForgeManagementConsole) and select
.The Virtual Machine Properties window is displayed.
On the Hardware tab, click
.At the right, clear the
check box.Take a snapshot of the Forge Management VM:
In the VIC Inventory panel at the left, right-click the Forge Management VM (ForgeManagementConsole) and select
.In the Take Virtual Machine Snapshot window, type a name for the snapshot and an optional comment.
Click
.Power on the management VM: in the VIC Inventory panel at the left, right-click the Forge Management VM (ForgeManagementConsole) and select
.This completes Phase 2.