How to uninstall Security Patch from ESX 4.0

[mightyvarun]

How to uninstall Security Patch from ESX 4.0

Note - We do not have update manager.

Any help would be appreciable.

[kashifkarar01]

Uninstall a Bundle from a Host

Use this procedure to uninstall bulletins that are third-party or VMware extensions.

Do not remove bulletins that are VMware patches or updates.

Prerequisites:

Before you can uninstall an update or patch from an ESX/ESXi host from the command line, you must have access to a machine on which you can run the VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface (vSphere CLI).

You can install the vSphere CLI on your Microsoft Windows or Linux system or import the VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual appliance onto your ESX/ESXi host.

Procedure

1. Determine which bulletins are installed on your ESX/ESXi host.

vihostupdate.pl --server <server> --query

Note the bundle ID for the bundle to uninstall.

2. Run the vihostupdate command.

vihostupdate --server <server> --remove --bulletin <bulletin ID>

vihostupdate can remove only one bulletin at a time.

[kashifkarar01]

Also, you try using the following method

1) Put the host into maintanance mode.

2) # esxupdate query --vib-view | grep security patch name or version.

3)

Remove the existing VIB as follows:

  # esxupdate remove -b <vibID> --maintenancemode