upgrade to VMvare ESXi 4.1 Perl VIRuntime.pm issue

CURRENT CONFIGURATION: VMware ESXi 4.0

OBJECTIVE: upgrade to VMvare ESXi 4.1

ISSUE:

1. VMware vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0 can not update ESXi 4.0 to 4.1

2. Command(1) C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI> vihostupdate.pl --server myESXserver_name_orIP -i -b k:\Downloads\VMWare\VMWare_ESXi\ESXi4.1\upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip -B ESXi410-GA

returns next error message

Can't locate VMware/VIRuntime.pm in @INC (@INC contains: C:/My_different_perl_version_installation/Perl/site/lib C
:My_different_perl_version_installation/Perl/lib .) at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin\vihostupdat
e.pl line 13.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\
bin\vihostupdate.pl line 13.

 3. When you had renamed previously installed Perl Folder command(1) would return next window

4. When you added Perl with full patch to command(1) command(2) would return next error message:

Can't open perl script "vihostupdate.pl": No such file or directory

SOLUTION:

1. Download  and install VMware vSphere

2. If you have previously installed Perl please rename Perl installation directory temporary. Example: From  C:/My_different_perl_version_installation/ to C:/__My_different_perl_version_installation/

3. Add Perl with full patch to command(1). Would be command(2)  

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI> "c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\Perl\bin\perl.exe" vihostupdate.pl --server myESXserver_name_orIP -i -b k:\Downloads\VMWare\VMWare_ESXi\ESXi4.1\upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip -B ESXi410-GA

4. Use full path for Perl and vihostupdate.pl. Would be command(3)

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI> "c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\Perl\bin\perl.exe" "c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin\vihostupdate.pl" --server myESXserver_name_orIP -i -b k:\Downloads\VMWare\VMWare_ESXi\ESXi4.1\upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip -B ESXi410-GA

SOLUTION BOTTOM LINE:

If you have previously installed Perl please rename Perl installation directory temporary.

Use full path for Perl and vihostupdate.pl. Would be command

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI> "c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\Perl\bin\perl.exe" "c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin\vihostupdate.pl" --server myESXserver_name_orIP -i -b k:\Downloads\VMWare\VMWare_ESXi\ESXi4.1\upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip -B ESXi410-GA

To VMware: Thanks for nice exercise.