I'm running a bran new install of ESXi 5.0 Essentials Plus on two IBM System x3550 m4 hosts running in an HA cluster. My vCenter Server and update manager are running in a VM on one of the hosts. Both hosts are booting from a local flash drive. My storage is an IBM DS3500 SAS connected to both hosts. All software is from the 5.0 install CD I got with the software. I want to update everything to 5.1.1 through update manager.
I've downloaded:
VMware-VIMSetup-5.1.0-1123966.iso
VMware-tools-linux-9.0.5-1065307.iso
VMware-vclient-all-5.1.0-1064113.exe
VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.1.0.update01-1065491_x86_64.iso
When I tried to upload the first file above I received a "Failed to transfer data" error. I read the VMware forums a little bit and found that I needed the VMvisor iso. I tried to import that and received a "Failed to import data. The uploaded upgrade package cannot be used with VMware vSpehere Update Manager". Firewalls and AV are off on the vSphere Server. My questions are, what files do I need to download to upgrade my hosts, vCenter Server, Update Manager and Client using Update Manager. Also, in what order should I be upgrading my setup? Should I update vCenter Server and Update Manager first, then the ESXi hosts? Will that update also update my VMFS?
Any help would be appreciated here. Thanks
-Craig