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Postupgrade Considerations for

Hosts 12

A host upgrade is not entirely complete until after you have ensured that the host management, configuration,

and licensing is in place.

After you upgrade an ESX/ESXi host, consider the following:

View the upgrade logs.

For ESXi, you can use the vSphere Client to export the log files.

For a successful ESX upgrade, you can find upgrade log files at these locations on the host:

/esx3-installation/esx4-upgrade/

/var/log/vmware/

For an unsuccessful ESX upgrade, you can find upgrade log files at these locations on the host:

/esx4-upgrade/

/var/log/vmware/

If vCenter Server manages the host, you must reconnect the host to vCenter Server by right-clicking the

host in the vCenter Server inventory and selecting Connect.

When the upgrade is complete, ESX/ESXi is in evaluation mode. Evaluation mode lasts for 60 days. You

must assign an upgraded license to your product within 60 days after the upgrade. Use the License Portal

and the vSphere Client to configure licensing.

On the VMware Web site, log in to your account page to access the license portal. From the license portal,

upgrade your ESX/ESXi license. Use the vSphere Client to assign the upgraded license key to the ESX/ESXi

host.

The host sdX devices might be renumbered after the upgrade. If necessary, update any scripts that

reference sdX devices.

After the ESX/ESXi upgrade, you must convert LUN masking to the claim rule format. To do this, run the

esxcli corestorage claimrule convert command in the vSphere Command-Line Interface. This

command converts the /adv/Disk/MaskLUNs advanced configuration entry in esx.conf to claim rules with

MASK_PATH as the plug-in. See the vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Restore vSphere Web Access on ESX Hosts,” on page 78

“Evaluation Period Countdown,” on page 78

“Clean Up the ESX Bootloader Menu After Upgrade,” on page 79

“Uninstalling the VMware License Server,” on page 79

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