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Upgrading an ESX/ESXi host using esxupdate (1002368)

Last Updated: 1/19/2015Categories: How toTotal Views: 24932Language:
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This article describes how to use esxupdate to upgrade an ESXi/ESX host via the command line.

Solution

Before updating the host:

Check the var/cache folder for any packages that have been left over from previous upgrades.

You should have at least enough disk space to download the required files, as well as enough space to apply the package. A good rule is to have at least double the space of the largest package file you are applying.

To check how much disk space you have remaining, execute:

df -h

To upgrade a host using the command line with the esxupdate command:

Download the ESX update file from the VMware Download Center.

Note: Ensure that you have downloaded the correct tar or zip file before proceeding.

Log in to the host as the root user via SSH.

Copy or FTP the ESX update file to the /tmp directory on the host. (Ensure that the /tmp directory has enough room, or place update zip file on a vmfs datastore.)

Put the host into maintenance mode.

Prepare the ESX update file for execution:

For ESX 3.x, extract the file using this command:

tar -zxvf upgrade-filename.tar.gz

For ESXi/ESX 4.x, leave the ESX update file compressed.

Run the esxupdate command:

In ESX 3.x, change to directory where the file was extracted in Step 5a using the cd command and then run this command:

esxupdate -n

Note: If the security key has already expired and the host version is ESX 3.5 Update 4 and earlier, run the esxupdate --nosigcheck update command.

In ESXi/ESX 4.x, run this command:

esxupdate --bundle filename.zip update

Note: To install offline bundles, run this command:

esxupdate --nosig --maintenance update --bundle offline-bundle.zip

Reboot the host.

Log in to the host with an SSH session.

Verify that the ESXi/ESX host is upgraded by running this command:

vmware -v

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For translated versions of this article, see:

日本語: esxupdate を使用した ESXi/ESX ホストのアップグレード (2080835)

简体中文: 使用 esxupdate 升级 ESXi/ESX 主机 (2086175)

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