Now that VMware vSphere 6.7 has been announced and it’s also available in General Availability (GA), some people may ask if it makes sense upgrade to this version (or when will make sense upgrade to 6.7). Why upgrade to VMware vSphere 6.7 (or why not) StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) OEM.Software as a Service (SaaS) & Financing.StarWind Virtual Tape Library Appliance (VTLA).Reboot the host by entering the following command: It must say “The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for changes to be effective.”
The following command will install the patch bunde:Įsxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore/patchbundle.zipĮsxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/VMFS01/VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-Update3-5050593-HPE-600.9.7.0.17-Feb2017-depot.zipĪfter the patch bundle is installed check the message. If you are using third-party ESXi images, VMware recommends using the update method to prevent an unbootable state. Using esxcli with the install method has the possibility of overwriting existing drivers. In the vSphere Web client start the SSH service and make a SSH session to the ESXi host Upload the patch bundle (zip) to a (central) datastore with the vSphere Client (prior vSphere 6.5), vSphere Web Client, ESXi host client.
VMware ESXi patches are cumulative! Each patch bundle (.zip archive) includes all the updates from prior patches. Download the latest patch bundle from the VMware Web site, link.
Here is a quick overview of how to patch an ESXi 6.x or 7.x host to the latest patch or version (from ESXi 6 to 7 for example). When you don’t have a vCenter Server patching can be done from the command line. vSphere Update Manager requires a vCenter Server. vSphere Update Manager (VUM) can update for example a complete ESXi host cluster fully automatic. There a several ways to patch a VMware ESXi server.
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