VMware has published an update for vCenter Server 5.5.
Product: VMware vCenter Server 5.5
Release date: January 27, 2015
Version: 5.5 Update 2d
Build (Windows): 2442329
Build (Installer): 2442328
Build (Appliance): 2442330
The Update resolves 16 issues including the following:
- VMware Directory Service memory consumption bug in a SSO multi site replication environment.
- Virtual machines that have their NICs in a disconnected state during vMotion might end up with corrupted configuration. When trying to reconnect the NICs, the following error is displayed:
Invalid Configuration Device 0
- Russian Time Zone changes (248-FZ) have been implemented.
- vCenter Performance degration due to massive vpxd logging.
- The Storage Monitoring Service fails to initialize and displays an error while accessing the Storage View tab in vCenter Server.
- Datastore browser in vSphere Web Client does not overwrite existing files.
- The default behavior of DRS has been changed to make the feature less aggressive during cluster upgrade. KB2104983
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You have one blog entry stating how to update a 5.1 vCenter Server instance. Is the process pretty much the same to go from vCenter server 5.5 update 1b to this update (2d)?
Something like this?:
Update vCenter Single Sign On
Reboot
Update VMware vCenter Inventory Service
Update VMware vCenter Server
Update VMware vSphere Web Client
Update VMware vSphere Update Manager
I assume we should backup the database first. Any other gotchas or is it pretty much a straight forward "run the msi's" type of deal? Thanks!
Yes, that should be the correct sequence.