We have HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 and they are on the compatibility list. I'm looking to see if anyone has upgraded without losing any settings using the HP custom image and outline what the process looks like.
We have VCSA 6.7.0.43000 Build 15976714 with ESXi 6.0.0, 5224934
We are looking to upgrade to ESXI 6.7 U3 and I see they have an HP image= available to use here:
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI67U3-HPE&productId=742
If I set the image as a baseline in update manager will it perform an upgrade or clean install?
Any process outlines will help.
Thanks in advance
As long as hardware is compatible with 6.7U3 no issue. You can import the customized vendor image into update manager and create baseline and attached to the hosts and remediate to start upgrade procedure. in other way also do using offline bundle .zip file via esxcli command. Given Below example.
Name Vendor Acceptance Level
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HPE-ESXi-6.5.0-Update1-650.U1.9.6.5.1 Hewlett Packard Enterprise PartnerSupported
# esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/5b48662e-e1e205e8-92b7-0017a477240c/ISO/VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-Update1-6765664-HPE-650.U1.9.6.5.1-Nov2017-depot.zip -p Prfilename as show above in red color
#
Update Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
Reboot Required: true
# reboot
Note: All above given example. You can change path and profile name according to your environment if you like to use esxcli.
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As long as hardware is compatible with 6.7U3 no issue. You can import the customized vendor image into update manager and create baseline and attached to the hosts and remediate to start upgrade procedure. in other way also do using offline bundle .zip file via esxcli command. Given Below example.
Name Vendor Acceptance Level
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HPE-ESXi-6.5.0-Update1-650.U1.9.6.5.1 Hewlett Packard Enterprise PartnerSupported
# esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/5b48662e-e1e205e8-92b7-0017a477240c/ISO/VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-Update1-6765664-HPE-650.U1.9.6.5.1-Nov2017-depot.zip -p Prfilename as show above in red color
#
Update Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
Reboot Required: true
# reboot
Note: All above given example. You can change path and profile name according to your environment if you like to use esxcli.
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if you have concerns about loosing the host config, take a backup of your host and save a copy of the config on another system
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2042141
To synchronize the configuration changed with persistent storage, run this command:
vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/sync_config
To backup the configuration data for an ESXi host, run this command:
vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/backup_config
Note: The command should output a URL in which a web browser may be used to download the file. For example :
Bundle can be downloaded at : http://*/downloads/123456/configBundle-xx.xx.xx.xx.tgz
Where * denotes the host IP/FQDN.
The backup file is also located in the /scratch/downloads directory as configBundle-HostFQDN.tgz
Hello,
I thinks that to upgrade 6.0 to 6.7 it's possible right now.
You can follow this link : https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2019/12/upgrade-vsphere-6-0-to-6-7-vcenter-server-vcsa/
Regards,
Nawals thank you for the info, this is what i expected to do, but just wasn't sure if settings would get overwritten. Can you confirm that?
nettech1 I don't know why I didn't think of this option, too many long days. Thanks for the tip, this is a great idea!
maxime9001 Thanks for your input but we are already on VCSA6.7. The question was regarding ESXi.
No. It will not change any settings on ESXi unless someone change it.
Nawals Thank you very much for your input. Very much appreciated.