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| - | ~ # esxcli software sources profile list -d https:// | + | ~ # esxcli software sources profile list -d https:// |
| ESXi-6.0.0-20150404001-standard | ESXi-6.0.0-20150404001-standard | ||
| ESXi-6.0.0-20150704001-standard | ESXi-6.0.0-20150704001-standard | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | ~ # esxcli software profile update -d https:// | + | ~ # esxcli software profile update -d https:// |
| Update Result | Update Result | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | ~ # esxcli software vib update -d https:// | + | ~ # esxcli software vib update -d https:// |
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| - | Could not download from depot at https:// | + | Could not download from depot at https:// |
| - | url = https:// | + | url = https:// |
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| </ | </ | ||
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| Another way to upgrade is to download the depot and do an offline installation. | Another way to upgrade is to download the depot and do an offline installation. | ||
| - | Download the depot ZIP file on [[https:// | + | Download the depot ZIP file on [[https:// |
| Update the HP VIB's with the local depot. | Update the HP VIB's with the local depot. | ||
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| VMware offers supported, powerful system administration tools. | VMware offers supported, powerful system administration tools. | ||
| - | see www.vmware.com/ | + | see www.VMware.com/ |
| The ESXi Shell can be disabled by an administrative user. See the | The ESXi Shell can be disabled by an administrative user. See the | ||
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| ===== Credits ===== | ===== Credits ===== | ||
| - | * Thanks to William Lam for his uncountable and wonderful blog post about VMware and ESXi including the one I got the upgrade information from [[http:// | + | * William Lam [[http:// |
| - | * Thanks to Andreas Peetz for maintaining the [[https:// | + | * Andreas Peetz [[https:// |
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| + | ====== Update ESXi 6.0 HPE Custom Image to 6.5 ====== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Prerequisites ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * ESXi 6.0 installed | ||
| + | * HPE Custom ESXi 6.5 Image downloaded and extracted to / | ||
| + | * Host is in Maintenance Mode | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Update Process ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Get Image Profile ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Get the name of the image profile in the downloaded depot (in this example: HPE-ESXi-6.5.0-OS-Release-650.9.6.0.28). | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | ~ # esxcli software sources profile list --depot=file:/// | ||
| + | Name Vendor | ||
| + | -------------------------------------- | ||
| + | HPE-ESXi-6.5.0-OS-Release-650.9.6.0.28 | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Start Update ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Execute the update command and replace the string after **-p** with the image profile name. | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | ~ # esxcli software profile update --depot=file:/// | ||
| + | Update Result | ||
| + | | ||
| + | | ||
| + | VIBs Installed: ELX_bootbank_elx-esx-libelxima.so_11.1.216.0-03, | ||
| + | VIBs Removed: EMU_bootbank_elxnet_11.1.145.0-1OEM.600.0.0.2768847, | ||
| + | VIBs Skipped: Avago_bootbank_scsi-mpt2sas_15.10.06.00-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820, | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Reboot the Host ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | ~ # reboot | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Update HPE Tools & Drivers - May 2017 ====== | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | ~ # esxcli software vib update -d http:// | ||
| + | Installation Result | ||
| + | | ||
| + | | ||
| + | VIBs Installed: HPE_bootbank_hpe-ilo_650.10.0.2-2.4240417 | ||
| + | VIBs Removed: HPE_bootbank_hpe-ilo_650.10.0.1-24.4240417 | ||
| + | VIBs Skipped: HPE_bootbank_amshelper_650.10.6.0-24.4240417, | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Update to ESXi 6.5.0 U1 and HPE Drivers - InstallationError: | ||
| + | |||
| + | The installation of version 6.5.0 update 1 stopped with the error "No space left on device" | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | [root@mfr-vx00: | ||
| + | | ||
| + | | ||
| + | vibs = VMware_locker_tools-light_6.5.0-0.23.5969300 | ||
| + | | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | Download the VMware-Tools VIB file and copy it to a datastore which can be accessed by the esx host. | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | [root@my-client: | ||
| + | [root@my-client:/ | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | Install the downloaded VIB file. | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | [root@my-host: | ||
| + | Installation Result | ||
| + | | ||
| + | | ||
| + | VIBs Installed: VMware_locker_tools-light_6.5.0-0.23.5969300 | ||
| + | VIBs Removed: | ||
| + | VIBs Skipped: | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | Retry the installation. It should work now. | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | [root@my-host: | ||
| + | Update Result | ||
| + | | ||
| + | | ||
| + | VIBs Installed: VMW_bootbank_i40en_1.3.1-5vmw.650.1.26.5969303, | ||
| + | VIBs Removed: QLogic_bootbank_qlnativefc_2.1.50.0-1OEM.600.0.0.2768847, | ||
| + | VIBs Skipped: VMW_bootbank_ata-libata-92_3.00.9.2-16vmw.650.0.0.4564106, | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | Update the HPE tools and drivers. | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | [root@my-host: | ||
| + | Installation Result | ||
| + | | ||
| + | | ||
| + | VIBs Installed: HPE_bootbank_amsd_650.11.1.0-24.4240417, | ||
| + | VIBs Removed: HPE_bootbank_amshelper_650.10.6.0-24.4240417, | ||
| + | VIBs Skipped: | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | Reboot the host. | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | [root@my-host: | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====== Update form ESXi 6.7U1 to 6.7U2 with the offline bundle ====== | ||
| + | |||
| + | The offline bundle was downloaded and extracted to myDatastore/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | [root@my-host: | ||
| + | </ | ||
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