1.   Log on to a test computer on which a VMM 2008 server is installed.

2.   On the product media or network share, double-click setup.exe.

Important

If you set up a network share to install VMM components, you should apply the appropriate security to the share to ensure that no unauthorized or unauthenticated users can access or alter the contents of the share.

3.   On the Setup menu, click VMM Server to open the Upgrade System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Beta Wizard.

4.   On the Confirmation page, verify the list of VMM components that are already installed on this computer, and then to upgrade all installed VMM components, click Upgrade.

Note

If you want to move one or more of the installed VMM components to a different computer for your VMM 2008 R2 Beta implementation, click Cancel, uninstall those VMM components from this computer, and then run setup.exe again.

5.   On the SQL Server Settings page, provide credentials that have permission to access and update the VMM database by doing one of the following:

a.   To use the same credentials that you are logged on with, click Next.

b.   To provide a different set of credentials, select the Use the following credentials check box, and then type the credentials.

Important

If any jobs are running when you started the upgrade, you will receive a warning message. You can do one of the following:

It is recommended that you allow all jobs to complete before upgrading the VMM server. Jobs that are canceled during the upgrade cannot be restarted after the upgrade is completed.

6.   On the Completion page, click Close.

Important

You also must run the Upgrade System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Wizard to upgrade any VMM 2008 components that are installed on other computers, including the VMM Administrator Console and the VMM Self-Service Portal.

7.   To run an on-demand host refresh, in an upgraded VMM Administrator Console, in Hosts view, select one or more virtual machine hosts, and then, in the Actions pane, click Refresh.

You can check the status of the host refresh in Jobs view.

8.   After a host has been refreshed, it will have a status of Needs Attention, except for the VMM server if it is also serving as a host. This is because the stand-alone hosts still have the previous version of the VMM agent installed. These hosts are fully functional, so you do not have to immediately update the agents on all hosts.

Note

So that performance is not adversely affected, it is recommended that you update hosts in batches of 10 to 25.

9.   To update the hosts, in Hosts view, select one or more hosts with a status of Needs Attention, and then in the Actions pane, click Update Agent.

You can check the status of the agent update in Jobs view. When the refresh is complete, the host status will be OK.

10.  In the VMM Administrator Console, in Library view, select one or more library servers, and then in the Actions pane, click Refresh.

You can check the status of the library server refresh in Jobs view.

11.  After the refresh is complete, in the VMM Administrator Console, navigate to Administration view, and then click Managed Computers.

12.  Select one or more computers that have a role of Library and an agent status of Upgrade Available, and then, in the Actions pane, click Update Agent.

You can check the status of the agent update in Jobs view. When the update is complete, the library server will have a version status of Up-to-date.