Upgrading VMs to vSphere virtual hardware

July 20, 2009 in Virtualizationism | No comments

When moving your virtual machines from VI3 to vSphere 4, remember to upgrade the VMware Tools before the virtual hardware.

Fortunately, if you do try to upgrade the hardware to version 7 first, this helpful dialog will serve as a reminder:

VM hardware upgrade warning message

You might be interested in Scott Lowe’s comprehensive article on VM upgrades.

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