Resolved - vCenter Server 6 (Windows) - Do I Need to Do Anything to vCenter Server to Update from 6.0 to U1b?
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They have made good strides in terms of increasing the robustness and capabilities of the appliance. Also, the Windows version now uses the vPostgres database for the internal option (used to be SQL server express) but the update manager still uses SQL server express for the internal option.
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@wrx7m said:
They have made good strides in terms of increasing the robustness and capabilities of the appliance. Also, the Windows version now uses the vPostgres database for the internal option (used to be SQL server express) but the update manager still uses SQL server express for the internal option.
But why continue to use a paid product instead (i.e. paying for Windows server license) instead of using the appliance? Is their functionality any difference?
I only have two ESXi (whoops - one, I converted one two weeks ago) servers. so I don't see anything missing that I wish I had.
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@Dashrender Since I use the update manager, I am using a Windows server. Once they offer the update manager for the appliance (or create an appliance just for it), I will dump the Windows version.
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Can't you run the update manager from your desktop? I thought I recall them having one in the v5.x days.
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@Dashrender Possibly. But I prefer using server aspects on server OSes
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@wrx7m said:
@Dashrender Possibly. But I prefer using server aspects on server OSes
How many hosts are we talking about here?
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@Dashrender just 3 hosts
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Does your vCenter run on a different server than one of those three hosts?
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@Dashrender No, the vCenter server with update manager runs on one of those hosts.
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So, assuming you aren't using the vCenter for anything else, you could install the appliance, and install the ESXi host updater program on any of your other Server VMs and save a license for something else.
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True.
