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How to patch an ESXi server to 7.0u3g which is not connected to the internet?

JDMils_Interact — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 01:56:39 GMT

I have an isolated vCenter 7.0u3h so no connection to the internet. It has 2 hosts running ESXi 7.0u3d.

Normally I would create a patch baseline for 7.0u3g which automatically updates the baseline with all patches upto the date 1st Sep 2022. Then I would use this baseline to patch the hosts. But this works for internet-connected vCenters.

I tried downloading the ESXi 7.0u3g patch from the VMware download site, however I found that the host was still missing the required Critical & Non-Critical patches. My question is how do I select and download the Critical & Non-Critical patches from the VMware download site in order to patch the ESXi hosts offline?

Does the 7.0u3g download contain the Critical & Non-Critical updates as well?

https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?downloadGroup=ESXI70U3G&productId=974

Re: How to patch an ESXi server to 7.0u3g which is not connected to the internet?

Sachchidanand — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:49:48 GMT

You can use the offline update using the command line. Please see below links:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.esxi.upgrade.doc/GUID-22A4B153-CB21-47B4-974E-2E5BB8AC6874.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-XAO32LEPY

Also patches are cumulative.

Regards,

Sachchidanand

How to patch an ESXi server to 7.0u3g which is not connected to the internet?

JDMils_Interact — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 22:59:48 GMT

Thanks for the reply. So you are saying that if I download the 7.0u3g offline patch file, it will patch my hosts with all relevant Critical & Non-Critical patches?

If that's the case then thank you!

Re: How to patch an ESXi server to 7.0u3g which is not connected to the internet?

Sachchidanand — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 05:07:47 GMT

If you are updating your host to version 7.0u3g via ethier way CLI or GUI, it will patch all the bugs and vulnerability resolved till this version. Cumulative means it contains bugfixes of all the previous versions till 7.0u3g.

Regards,

Sachchidanand