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/etc/hosts.deny

/etc/ldap.conf

/etc/openldap

/etc/sudoers

/etc/snmp

/usr/local/etc

/etc/rc.d/rc*.d/*

/etc/xinetd.conf

/etc/motd

/etc/initiatorname.vmkiscsi

/etc/vmkiscsi.conf

NOTE To migrate other files, consider using a postupgrade script. For example, you might want to create a

script that copies the .ssh directory for root. The creation of custom scripts is beyond the scope of this manual.

Back Up the ESX Host Configuration

Before you upgrade an ESX host, back up the local VMFS file system. This ensures that you will not lose data

during the upgrade.

Procedure

Back up the files in the /etc/passwd, /etc/groups, /etc/shadow, and /etc/gshadow directories.

The /etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow files might not be present on all installations.

Back up any custom scripts.

Back up your .vmx files.

Back up local images, such as templates, exported virtual machines, and .iso files.

Back Up the ESXi Host Configuration

Back up the host configuration before you begin a host upgrade.

For more information about the VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface and the vicfg-cfgbackup

command, see the vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide.

Procedure

1 Install the vSphere CLI.

2 In the vSphere CLI, run the vicfg-cfgbackup command with the -s flag to save the host configuration to

a specified backup filename.

vicfg-cfgbackup --server <ESXi-host-ip> --portnumber <port_number> --protocol

<protocol_type> --username username --password <password> -s <backup-filename>

Chapter 10 Preparing for the Upgrade to ESX 4.0/ESXi 4.0

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