Specifications

Basic System Administration
202 VMware, Inc.
Upgrading Virtual Hardware
Toallowlegacyvirtualmachinestotakefulladvantageofthecapabilitiesofferedby
ESXServer3.x,youmustupgradetheirvirtualhardwaretothecurrentversion.See
“LegacyVirtualMachines”onpage 201formoreinformation.Youcandetermine
whetheravirtualmachineneedstobeupgradedbydeterminingitshardware
version.
To determine the virtual hardware version for a virtual machine
1 Selectthevirtualmachineintheinventory.
2ClickEditSettings.
Thevirtualmachinehardwareversionisdisplayedatthetoprightcornerofthe
VirtualMachinePropertiesdialogbox.
To upgrade virtual hardware
1FromtheVIClient,right‐clickavirtualmachineintheinventory,andchoose
UpgradeVirtualHardwarefromthe
drop‐downmenu.
Aconfirmationdialogboxappearswiththemessage,“Thisoperationwillcause
thevirtualhardwareyourguestoperatingsystemrunsontochange.Itisan
irreversibleoperationthatwillmakeyourvirtualmachineincompatiblewith
earlierversionsoftheVMwaresoftwareproducts.Itisstronglyrecommendedthat
youmakeabackupcopyofyourdisk(s)beforeproceeding.Areyousureyouwant
toupgradeyourconfiguration?”
2ClickYes.
AprogressbarappearsintheRecentTaskspaneatthebottomoftheclient
window.