Error upgrade ESX 6.7 to 7.0.3

[MarcoT1]

Good Morning, 
i'm trying to upgrade ESX 6.7 to 7.0.3 with esxcli offline method, i use this command: 
 
esxcli software profile update -p Profile_Name -d /tmp/ESXi_Upgrade_File.zip 
 
the result is: 
Could not download from depot at zip/tmp/ESXi_Upgrade_File.zip?index.xml, skipping (('zip:/tmp/ESXi_Upgrade_File.zip?index.xml', '', "Error extracting index.xml from /tmp/ESXi_Upgrade_File.zip: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/ESXi_Upgrade_File.zip'")) 
url = zip:/tmp/ESXi_Upgrade_File.zip?index.xml 
  

how do i solve the problem? 
 
best regards

[a_p_]

Looks like a wrong .zip file, or a typo in its file name.

André

[Digory34]

Hi Marco,

Could you extract or do a screenshot of the content inside your offline bundle?

Just want to be sure that you are using the correct zip.

as workaround, you can attach the ISO file (from IDRAC /ILO or any virtual console) and boot to it to upgrade from 6.7 to 7.0.3.

Custom Iso are available from VMware website support.

[MarcoT1]

The Zip is official VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Offline Bundle:

https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?downloadGroup=ESXI70U3G&productId=974&rPId=4500...

the content of the bundle:

i would like to avoid using the ISO

[a_p_]

The contents look as expected.

Can you confirm that you specified the .zip file name correctly in the command line? Please remember that the folder/file name is case-sensitive.

André

[padapa2022]

Try the following command and let us know if it worked:

esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-depot.zip -p ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-standard
replace profile name at the end after -p and replace the offline .zip file with your .zip file