I'm currently running XenServer 6.5 on seven Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers. I'm looking to upgrade to XenServer 7.1. From what I've read online the upgrade is pretty simple – download the iso, reboot the server, boot from the iso and select the upgrade option.
You must start with the master server first then proceed with the others. Is the upgrade this straight forward? Has anybody carried out this update and ran into unforeseen issues (update fails, errors, problems with storage repositories, etc.)? I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect, or possibly expect, when I take this on. Thanks!
Best Answer
I tried upgrading the XenServer. Results are as expected, all VMs are up and running. However, it would be better if you gracefully shut down all the VMs running on the servers, upgrade the master and then power those on.
The upgrade process is so simple as you mentioned. You will not face any problem there.