准备将一台ESXi5.1 U2的主机升级至最新版的ESXi 6.5 U1,根据升级兼容性规则,5.1不支持直接升级至6.5,本次将先升级至5.5 U3,再从5.5.U3升级至6.5 U1,如下图所示。
![vmtx123 vmtx123](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vmtx123.gif)
目前只有vCenter5.1和vCenter6.5的环境,为了使用Update Manager平台来升级,在虚拟机中搭建一套vCenter5.5虚拟化管理平台(创建时Update Manager组件也需要安装好),然后将需要升级的ESXi5.1 U2的主机加入vCenter5.5虚拟化平台中,如下图:
![esxi5.1to6.5_01 esxi5.1to6.5_01](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_01.gif)
进入vCenter5.5环境,添加ESXi5.1的主机
![esxi5.1to6.5_02 esxi5.1to6.5_02](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_02.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_03 esxi5.1to6.5_03](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_03.gif)
如上图,完成添加后,开始安装Update Manager客户端插件,点击插件->管理插件选项栏,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_04 esxi5.1to6.5_04](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_04.gif)
点击下载并安装
![esxi5.1to6.5_05 esxi5.1to6.5_05](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_05.gif)
完成安装后,会出现Update Manager选项栏,如下图,点击管理视图
![esxi5.1to6.5_06 esxi5.1to6.5_06](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_06.gif)
进入升级主界面,点击下载修补程序和升级按扭,如下图,开始下载相关补丁文件
![esxi5.1to6.5_07 esxi5.1to6.5_07](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_07.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_08 esxi5.1to6.5_08](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_08.gif)
点击ESXi映像按扭,如下图,再点击导入ESXi映像按扭
![esxi5.1to6.5_09 esxi5.1to6.5_09](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_09.gif)
点击浏览,选择下载好的esxi5.5 update3安装包,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_10 esxi5.1to6.5_10](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_10.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_11 esxi5.1to6.5_11](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_11.gif)
完成上载后,创建一个基准ESXI5.5
![esxi5.1to6.5_12 esxi5.1to6.5_12](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_12.gif)
附加基准,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_13 esxi5.1to6.5_13](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_13.gif)
附加刚才创建的升级基准esxi5.5
![esxi5.1to6.5_14 esxi5.1to6.5_14](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_14.gif)
返回Update Manager主界面,发现目前的主机是不合规主机,准备修复主机,首先需要将该主机上的虚拟机全部关机,然后将主机进入维护模式,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_18 esxi5.1to6.5_18](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_18.gif)
点击修复按扭开始修复,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_15 esxi5.1to6.5_15](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_15.gif)
开始进入修复的选项
![esxi5.1to6.5_19 esxi5.1to6.5_19](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_19.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_17 esxi5.1to6.5_17](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_17.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_20 esxi5.1to6.5_20](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_20.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_21 esxi5.1to6.5_21](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_21.gif)
开始修复,修复时ESXi主机会重启,所以会显示已断开状态,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_22 esxi5.1to6.5_22](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_22.gif)
完成修复后,看到主机已经显示为5.5.0版本,主要也为合规主机,如下图所示
![esxi5.1to6.5_23 esxi5.1to6.5_23](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_23.gif)
至此,将ESXi 5.1 U2升级为ESXi 5.5 U3第一步已经完成,开始第二步将ESXi 5.5 U3升级至6.5 U1,将192.168.10.79主机添加至6.5的vCenter平台中
![esxi5.1to6.5_24 esxi5.1to6.5_24](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_24.gif)
VCSA6.5默认就安装了Update Manager,转到管理视图,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_25 esxi5.1to6.5_25](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_25.gif)
点击ESXi映射按扭,再点击导入ESXi映射,如下图,准备导入ESXi 6.5 U1安装包
![esxi5.1to6.5_26 esxi5.1to6.5_26](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_26.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_27 esxi5.1to6.5_27](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_27.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_28 esxi5.1to6.5_28](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_28.gif)
如下图,完成上传工作
![esxi5.1to6.5_29 esxi5.1to6.5_29](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_29.gif)
进入主机基准界面,点击+号创建新基准
![esxi5.1to6.5_30 esxi5.1to6.5_30](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_30.gif)
选择主机升级选项
![esxi5.1to6.5_31 esxi5.1to6.5_31](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_31.gif)
选择刚才上传的6.5
![esxi5.1to6.5_32 esxi5.1to6.5_32](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_32.gif)
完成基准的创建后,开始附加基准,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_33 esxi5.1to6.5_33](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_33.gif)
完成附加基准后,将需要修复的主机进入维护模式,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_37 esxi5.1to6.5_37](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_37.gif)
开始修复主机
![esxi5.1to6.5_34 esxi5.1to6.5_34](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_34.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_35 esxi5.1to6.5_35](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_35.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_36 esxi5.1to6.5_36](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_36.gif)
开始修复中,期间ESXI主机也会重启
![esxi5.1to6.5_38 esxi5.1to6.5_38](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_38.gif)
完成修复后,查看主机程序,已经变为6.5.0版本,如下图
![esxi5.1to6.5_39 esxi5.1to6.5_39](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_39.gif)
![esxi5.1to6.5_40 esxi5.1to6.5_40](http://guanjianfeng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/esxi5.1to6.5_40.gif)