How to run an update for ESXi with .zip file

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 Change the file name to the one you downloaded.

1. Download offline bundle from my.vmware.com

2. Upload the bundle to a datastore accessible by the target ESXi host

3. Enable SSH on the ESXi host

4. Check what profiles are available in the offline bundle

esxcli software sources profile list -d /vmfs/volumes/Local-Datastore-ESXI-02/VMware-ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-depot.zip

5. Dry-run the upgrade to see which VIBs will be removed and installed

esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-standard -d /vmfs/volumes/Local-Datastore-ESXI-02/VMware-ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-depot.zip --dry-run

6. Place the host into maintenance mode - I would do this in vCenter to make sure the VM's migrate.

esxcli system maintenanceMode set –enable true

7. Run the upgrade

esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-standard -d /vmfs/volumes/Local-Datastore-ESXI-02/VMware-ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-depot.zip

8 Reboot the host

reboot


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