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ricky73
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howto Update manager

I have HP custom ESXi 5.5 Update (HP-ESXi-5.5.0-Update2-iso-5.77.31017350310) installed in 2 servers and I'd like to update them to latest version, can I use update manager to reach this scope? How can I set it to do this job?

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Dee006
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Yes,It is a easy way to patch your ESXi host with latest version.

Please check the documentation(third party) before you are applying in your environment.

VMware KB:    Installing vSphere Update Manager 5.5 on a Microsoft Windows platform

vSphere Update Manager (VUM) (Part 1) - Introduction

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abhilashhb
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This should help you. When you are uploading a baseline, choose the custom ISO instead of the actual ISO.

vSphere Documentation Center

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markdjones82
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I would like to point out that using VUM to update will not actually update the drivers.  I have been doing VMware for quite some time now and was not aware of this until recently.  If you want your NIC/FC drivers to update afterwards you need to create a new baseline just for that.

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Lessi001
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You can update your NIC/FC Drivers using Update Manager or via commandline.

Here is a how-to using Update Manager: How to – Install VMware ESXi 5.5 Driver for Broadcom NetXtreme II Network/iSCSI/FCoE using Update Ma...

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