The VMs are indeed stored within the LUNs. So as a basic list of tasks, would I:
- Shutdown all the VM's, and put the hosts into maintenance mode?
- Remove/unregister all the VMs that are on the old 5.0 environment?
- Unmount the LUNs on the old 5.0 environment?
- Mount the LUNs on the new 5.5 environment?
- Register the VMs within the 5.5 environment?
- Startup the VMs, and upgrade VMware tools?
Does this sound like a good basic task list? I can obviously sort out the technical aspects myself, but I just need someone to verify that this is a sound process to follow.