[CLOUDSTACK-399] Document vSphere / ESXi patch installation procedure

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 4.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 4.1.0
• Component/s: Doc
• Security Level: Public (Anyone can view this level - this is the default.)
• Labels: installguide
• Assignee: Radhika Nair
• Reporter: Kirk Kosinski
• Created: 19/Oct/12 18:31
• Updated: 04/Jun/13 18:51
• Resolved: 07/Mar/13 08:41

Description

Currently the installation guide has a section for patching/upgrading XenServer hosts (Upgrading XenServer Versions). It would be good to have a documented procedure for patching/upgrading vSphere as well. The following procedure has been verified by QA.

1. Unmanage the cluster in CloudStack. This can be done from the CloudStack UI.
2. Do the following 3 steps for each of the ESXi hosts (2.a followed by 2.b, and 2.c) in the cluster:
2.a. Move each of the ESXi hosts in the cluster to maintanance mode and ensure all the VMs get migrated to other hosts in that cluster. If there is only 1 host in that cluster, shutdown all VMs and move the host into maintenance mode.
2.b. Apply the patch on the ESXi host. Reboot the host if required.
2.c. Move the host out of maintenance mode.
3. Manage the cluster in CloudStack. This can be done from the CloudStack UI.
4. Verify the host state is properly synchronized and updated in the Cloudstack database (or via UI... state should be "Up").

Release Planning:
Dev list discussion: N/A
Functional Spec: N/A
Feature Branch: review board submission
QA: review during doc review for release

Sub-Tasks

• QA - review Document vSphere / ESXi patch installation procedure: Closed