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How to determine what update is installed on ESX posted: Jul 27, 2009 3:23 AM

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sultanahmed
17 posts since
Jun 18, 2009

How do you know what update version is installed on an ESX host. As all I can see is 3.5.0,153875.

Also why is it update 1,2 3 etc are not viewable via the update manager...I'm I missing something?

Tags: esx3.5, update_mgr

Re: How to determine what update is installed on ESX

1. Jul 27, 2009 3:33 AM in response to: sultanahmed
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norregaard
237 posts since
Nov 26, 2007
the quick and dirty solution is to google the build number. 153875 is update 4

And you can verify it on the patch download page on vmware.com:

http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/

And link to 3.5 update 4, specifically:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1007971

Re: How to determine what update is installed on ESX

2. Jul 29, 2009 10:47 PM in response to: sultanahmed
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AndreTheGiant
5,935 posts since
Aug 28, 2008
The build number is a first way to know the "U" version.

To know the applied patch you can use:
esxupdate -l info

Andre

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