ESXI update

[extjama]

Hello,

I wonder how the "update" on the web-gui works?

First I'll start to struggle with finding the right input data. Do you may have link that I can use to download the latest version/revision? 

Is there also kind of a step by step manual that guides through the update process? 

Thanks a lot in advance. 

[fabio1975]

Ciao 

When you wrote "web-gui", I suppose that you mean to ESXi standalone (not vCenter ecc..).
For ESXi you can check the new version at this link:
https://customerconnect.vmware.com/patch

and follow these instructions

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.esxi.upgrade.doc/GUID-A4301ADA-8E02-459D-BF...

if you mean of vSphere LifeCycle manager (The new Update Manager for vSphere 7.0) you can check this link:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere-lifecycle-manager.doc/GUID-74295A37...

[vMarkus · Accepted solution]

Currently the ESXi on ARM Fling doesn't support updating from an older version to latest.

Please re-install, on the official production repositories are as far as I know no ARM binaries available for updates, these currently only host intel architecture binaries.

Best

Markus

PS: ESXionARM Fling supports kickstart, this make re-installing easier if you have to do it several times for multiple RPis 😉

[fabio1975]

@vMarkus Okay, I was wrong to assume that he had by mistake posted the request in the wrong channel. 🙂 Sorry 🙂 

[cyprienlaplace]

On the update side, be careful. When connected to VC, it is possible for VC to propose the update to a newer version. VC does not know about arm64 and will try to update to an x86 ESXi... that won't boot.