My upgrade to ESX Server 3.0 from 2.5.x fails during the "Preparing
RPMs for transfer" process, and the session drops to the shell with
an "installer exited abnormally" message. What is wrong and how can
I get the upgrade to complete successfully?
Solution
On ESX Server 2.5.x hosts with Dell Open Manager 4.5
installed, you must rename the following files before you
upgrade to ESX Server 3.0:
/etc/mime.types
/etc/mailcap
Follow these steps:
Log on to the service console as root and type the following
commands to rename the files:
[root@esxhost]# mv /etc/mime.types /etc/mime.types.save [root@esxhost]#
mv /etc/mailcap /etc/mailcap.save
Proceed with the ESX Server 3.0 upgrade.
Once the upgrade is complete, rename the files back to their
original names:
[root@esxhost]#mv
/etc/mime.types.save /etc/mime.types [root@esxhost]#
mv /etc/mailcap.save /etc/mailcap
Note: This issue is fixed in the ESX 3.0.1
installer. The mailcap RPM is removed by the installer.
