Updating/Upgrading VIBs

[ChevUribe]

Hi I would like to know what is the proper installing or updating VIBs on ESXi hosts?

When I use the commands:

esxcli software vib install

The updated drivers will be installed but still the old driver will still be in the ESXi host.

We encountered an issue that the previous version is still being the one used by the system.

Alternatively, if possible, if there is a VIB remove or delete command to do this. and if this is recommended to perform.

[a_p_]

If you are going to update an existing .vib on a host, I'd suggest you use

esxcli software vib update -v <vib-file> [--dry-run]

The --dry-run option will show you what's going to happen, but will not do anything. This way you can see whether the old vib will be removed by updating the vib, which is actually what should happen. For further details see e.g. https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2008939, or the documentation.

André

[cyberfed2727]

To remove a VIB that is installed:

esxcli software vib remove --vibname=name