ESX host update

[nschuetrumpf]

Hi,

I was looking into updating our ESX hosts via boot to ISO.

The lastest image I am able to download is "VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 Update 2 - Binaries". In order to get to update 3 do I have to upload the most recent patch and install from the GUI or console?

[Techie01]

The question is not clear . Currently what is your version of esxi installed, is it 55 update 2?

You can upgrade your system into 55 update 3 using multiple ways.

Using esxcli  - Download the ZIP file of 55 update 3 and use command line option of esxcli software vib update <zip file>

Using VUM - Import the zip file of 55 update 3 into VUM ( import patches option) and then create baseline and update

If you are on 51/50 release currently, then you can import the 55 update 3 ISO into VUM and create an upgrade baseline and update

And many more ( powerCLI, ISO attached to ILO/DRAC/RSA etc, scripted install)

[nschuetrumpf]

Hi Techie01

I am currently at ESXi-5.5U1,1623387 and was looking to update to U3. We are not running update manager in our environment.

The latest ISO I could find to download was VMware-VMvisor-Installer-201501001-2403361.x86_64.iso. I would not be able to boot to this ISO via attached CD/USB and run the installer on each host?

Do I have to purchase the updates within ESXi 5.5 individually?

[MKguy]

Currently, the latest 5.5 image profile that contains all updates is this: VMware KB: VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch ESXi-5.5.0-20160204001-standard

You can update the host from any previous version like this (requires internet access for the host):

First put the host in maintenance mode, then run these commands to enable (and later disable) outgoing HTTP in the local firewall and apply the update:

# esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient

# esxcli software profile update --profile=ESXi-5.5.0-20160204001-standard --depot=https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml

# esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient

Reboot.