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 ===== Credits =====
-  * Thanks to William Lam for valuable blog posts about VMware and ESXi including the one I got the upgrade information from [[http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2012/09/a-pretty-cool-method-of-upgrading-to.html|A Pretty Cool Method of Upgrading to ESXi 5.1]].
+  * William Lam [[http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2012/09/a-pretty-cool-method-of-upgrading-to.html|A Pretty Cool Method of Upgrading to ESXi 5.1]].
-  * Thanks to Andreas Peetz for maintaining the [[https://esxi-patches.v-front.de/|VMware ESXi Patch Tracker]].
+  * Andreas Peetz [[https://esxi-patches.v-front.de/|VMware ESXi Patch Tracker]].
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+====== Update HPE Tools & Drivers - May 2017 ======
+<code>
+~ # esxcli software vib update -d http://vibsdepot.hpe.com/hpe/may2017/index.xml
+Installation Result
+   Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
+   Reboot Required: true
+   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, HPE_bootbank_conrep_6.0.0.01-02.00.1.2494585, HPE_bootbank_hpbootcfg_6.0.0.02-02.00.6.2494585, HPE_bootbank_hpe-cru_650.6.5.8.24-1.4240417, HPE_bootbank_hpe-esxi-fc-enablement_650.2.6.10-4240417, HPE_bootbank_hpe-nmi_600.2.4.16-2494575, HPE_bootbank_hpe-smx-provider_650.03.11.00.17-4240417, HPE_bootbank_hponcfg_6.0.0.4.4-2.4.2494585, HPE_bootbank_hptestevent_6.0.0.01-01.00.5.2494585, HPE_bootbank_ssacli_2.60.18.0-6.0.0.2494585
+</code>
+====== Update to ESXi 6.5.0 U1 and HPE Drivers - InstallationError: No space left on device ======
+The installation of version 6.5.0 update 1 stopped with the error "No space left on device". I found some information to resolve this problem. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vmware/comments/6q4akd/error_trying_to_update_an_esxi_65_host_to_the/dkugskj/|reddit: Error trying to update an ESXi 6.5 Host to the brandnew release]]
+<code>
+[root@mfr-vx00:~] esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.VMware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p ESXi-6.5.0-20170702001-standard
+ [InstallationError]
+ [Errno 28] No space left on device
+       vibs = VMware_locker_tools-light_6.5.0-0.23.5969300
+ Please refer to the log file for more details.
+</code>
+Download the VMware-Tools VIB file and copy it to a datastore which can be accessed by the esx host.
+<code>
+[root@my-client:~] cd /mnt/NASDatastore
+[root@my-client:/mnt/NASDatastore] wget "https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/esx/vmw/vib20/tools-light/VMware_locker_tools-light_6.5.0-0.23.5969300.vib"
+</code>
+Install the downloaded VIB file.
+<code>
+[root@my-host:~] esxcli software vib install -v /vmfs/volumes/NASDatastore/VMware_locker_tools-light_6.5.0-0.23.5969300.vib
+Installation Result
+   Message: Operation finished successfully.
+   Reboot Required: false
+   VIBs Installed: VMware_locker_tools-light_6.5.0-0.23.5969300
+   VIBs Removed:
+   VIBs Skipped:
+</code>
+Retry the installation. It should work now.
+<code>
+[root@my-host:~] esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.VMware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p ESXi-6.5.0-20170702001-standard
+Update Result
+   Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
+   Reboot Required: true
+   VIBs Installed: VMW_bootbank_i40en_1.3.1-5vmw.650.1.26.5969303, VMW_bootbank_igbn_0.1.0.0-14vmw.650.1.26.5969303, VMW_bootbank_ixgben_1.4.1-2vmw.650.1.26.5969303, ...
+   VIBs Removed: QLogic_bootbank_qlnativefc_2.1.50.0-1OEM.600.0.0.2768847, VMW_bootbank_i40en_1.1.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_igbn_0.1.0.0-12vmw.650.0.0.4564106, ...
+   VIBs Skipped: VMW_bootbank_ata-libata-92_3.00.9.2-16vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ata-pata-amd_0.3.10-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, ...
+</code>
+Update the HPE tools and drivers.
+<code>
+[root@my-host:~] esxcli software vib update -d http://vibsdepot.hpe.com/hpe/jul2017/index.xml
+Installation Result
+   Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
+   Reboot Required: true
+   VIBs Installed: HPE_bootbank_amsd_650.11.1.0-24.4240417, HPE_bootbank_bootcfg_6.0.0.02-03.00.5.2494585, HPE_bootbank_conrep_6.0.0.02-00.00.12.2494585, ...
+   VIBs Removed: HPE_bootbank_amshelper_650.10.6.0-24.4240417, HPE_bootbank_conrep_6.0.0.01-02.00.1.2494585, HPE_bootbank_hpbootcfg_6.0.0.02-02.00.6.2494585, ...
+   VIBs Skipped:
+</code>
+Reboot the host.
+<code>
+[root@my-host:~] reboot
+</code>
+====== Update form ESXi 6.7U1 to 6.7U2 with the offline bundle ======
+The offline bundle was downloaded and extracted to myDatastore/Sources/update-from-esxi6.7-6.7_update02/ on a NAS which is attached to the ESXi host.
+<code>
+[root@my-host:~] esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/myDatastore/Sources/update-from-esxi6.7-6.7_update02/
+</code>