Hi,
Here is where I started :
1. vCenter Server 4.1 U2 build 491557
2. on Windows 2008 Std 64 bit
3. using MS SQL 2005 64 bit on a remote Win2k8 std 64 bit server.
I needed to upgrade the MS SQL from 2005 to 2008 R2 in preparation for the upgrade of another app using the same SQL server as my vCenter server.
I did an in-place upgrade of MS SQL 2005 to 2008 R2. No errors were encountered.
Both of the previous 2005 db's are present and are running in compatibility mode 90 (sql 2005).
The vCenter Server starts up fine and has no connectivity nor usability issues. It is still using the sql native odbc driver for 2005 - I have installed the newer driver to support connection to the sql 2008 server, but I have not configured it yet.
But... I don't think I want to be running in compatibility mode forever eh? So how do I 'upgrade' the vcenter server db to 2008 keeping the db on the server it is currently on? Is that even possible?
If there was a document that spelled out all the steps that would be great - been looking but haven't found it yet. Seen lots of docs on moving, migrating, transferring, relocating etc. But nothing about an in-place upgrade... Maybe I just painted myself into a corner...
Thanks for your kind assistance.
Ron "I-aint-no-dba"