VMware ESXi In-Place Upgrade Version 6.7 to 7
#ESXi #VMware #Upgrade
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials...
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Downloading the Update
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01. Open a web browser and navigate to https://customerconnect.vmware.com/
02. Register or login with an existing account
03. After logging in, navigate to https://customerconnect.vmware.com/do...
04. Use the Select Version dropdown to set the target update version
05. Scroll down and download the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Offline Bundle
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Applying the Update
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01. Log into the VMware vSphere ESXi web UI
02. Enable the SSH service if it is not already enabled by selecting Actions ≫ Services ≫ Enable Secure Shell (SSH)
03. Select Storage from the left navigation menu
04. Click Datastore browser in the main content area ≫ Select a target Data store ≫ Click Upload ≫ Browse to and select the downloaded Offline Bundle .zip file
05. After the upload completes, connect to the ESXi host via SSH
06. Run the following commands
put the host into maintenance mode
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
list datastores
ls /vmfs/volumes
run the update, replacing the datastore name and update file name
esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-standard -d "/vmfs/volumes/SATAHDD/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-depot.zip"
after the update completes, reboot the host
reboot
once the host is back up, log back in
take the host out of maintenance mode
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
07. Log back into the VMware vSphere ESXi web UI
08. Verify the updated version is displayed
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