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There is an issue with Windows 7 and VMware vSphere client that causes the following errors to be displayed and does not allow you to connect....

 

Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file. Login will continue, contact your system administrator.

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One of the most commonly asked questions of ESX and ESXi is...

Whats the differences between ESX and ESXi, what do you get extra in ESX and what is missing from ESXi? The awnsers to those questions can be found in the VMware knowledge base article link below.

The Performance Overview charts plugin was introduced in vCenter 2.5 U4. It can be used to a better overview of the resource usage in a cluster, an ESX/ESXi Server and in a Virtual Machine. This however has to be installed manually, seperate from the actual upgrade or installation.
This is a guide to the process of updating VMware ESX Server Its intention is to give an overview of the steps involved rather than going into too much detail, as this can vary from version to version.

1. Download ISO media from VMware website.

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This is a step by step guide to updating Virtual Infrastructure and vCenter Server. Specifically version 2.5 U3 to U4 using SQL server 2005 for the database, however the process is very similar between all update versions and databases.

It will update the following components:
VI Client
vCenter Server
Update Manager
Converter Entreprise

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