Just bought vSphere essentials. But I have a VM running under ESXi 4.1 free that I cannot lose. How can I backup the old host installation with it's VM before upgrading the host to ESXi 5.1 and managing it with the new essentials kit? I assume I could install some portion of the new package to allow me to backup.
Also, VMware is not very clear about what gets installed where. I want to manage from an old dual core XP PC. I know VMClient will install there, but what else. There will be a windows server VM but I am no installing that until the rest is done. Looks like vCenter installs on the Win server, I see there may be another way to install it (as a non-windows virtual appliance). Is that correct?