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ESX Server 3.0 Upgrade Terminated Abnormally

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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:
  1. 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

  2. Proceed with the ESX Server 3.0 upgrade.

  3. 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.

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  • KB Article: 7992427
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.0.x