Error when upgrading to Vcenter 5

[samuk]

Hi,

See atatched error - i am trying to upgrade vCenter4 U4 to version 5.

The vcenter is a VM on the ESX host (32bit)

Any thoughts?

Thanks

[Troy_Clavell]

the Host OS is 64bit?

[harrygunter]

I thought vCenter 5 was 64bit only?

[Mauro Bonder]

yes. to install vcenter5 must be 64-bit.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003882

Operating system requirements

Note: vCenter Server 5.0 requires a 64-bit operating system and cannot be installed on a 32-bit operating system. When performing an install you must ensure that your operating system is 64-bit capable. For more information, see Operating System Compatibility for vSphere Client, vCenter Server, and VMware vCenter Update Manager in the vSphere Compatibility Matrixes.

These operating systems are supported:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter SP2 64bit
  
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter R2 SP2 64bit
  
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter SP2 64bit
  
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter R2 SP1 64bit
  

[harrygunter]

Haven't got any old 2003 64bit servers running here to check, but the screen shot is showing PAE which was only used for 32bit.

unless the old 2003 64bit ones also showed that as well?

[Kapil84]

Hi,

Please check below links it will help you out to resolve your issue.

Minimum requirement of installtion of vCenter 5.0:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2005084

Best Practice for installtion fo vCenter 5.0

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2003790

Regards,

KB

[samuk]

Thanks for the info!..

Okay so i have created a x64 machine.

I will install vCeter 5 on this, can i import or insert ESX 4 licences into here with the ESX 4 hosts?

[harrygunter]

Yes the licences are not platform dependant, so just paste the keys into the new vCenter.