ESX 5.5 U1 to 5.5 U2 )
1) Download: update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update02-2068190.zip
2) Upload to ESX
3) Run:
esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/DS1/update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update02-2068190.zip -p ESXi-5.5.0-20140902001-standard
ESX 5.5 to 5.5.1 ( or 5.5 U1 )
1) Download: update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update01.zip
2) Upload to ESX
3) Run:
esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/W-DS01/update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update01.zip --dry-run
ESX 5.1 to 5.5
1) download „depot” from vmware site.
- VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-1331820-depot.zip
- update-from-esxi5.1-5.1_update01.zip
2)
esxcli software sources profile list -d /vmfs/volumes/VMB-DS1/VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-1331820-depot.zip esxcli software profile validate -d /vmfs/volumes/VMB-DS1/VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-1331820-depot.zip -p ESXi-5.5.0-1331820-standard
Reboot.
Other way:
esxcli software sources profile list -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p ESXi-5.5.0-133 1820-standard
ESX 5.0 to 5.1
1) download „depot” from vmware site.
( VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-depot.zip / update-from-esxi5.1-5.1_update01.zip )
2) upload it to datastore
3) at ssh (full patch is required ) type:
esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/VMB-DS1/VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-depot.zip -p ESXi-5.1.0-799733-standard
reboot, and:
esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/VMB-DS1/update-from-esxi5.1-5.1_update01.zip