BIOS and Firmware Upgrades

[msemon1]

Am I wrong to assume that no firmware and BIOS updates are needed for my blade servers since this is part of the ESX updates?

Mike

[dominic7 · Accepted solution]

You are wrong to assume that. You will still need to apply BIOS and firmware updates to your hardware.

[AndreTheGiant]

Hardware upgrade require vendor's patch.

On most system you can do also from CLI (but put the ESX in maintenance mode before upgrade firmware), for example for Dell you can use linux package from CLI or use IT Assistant for a central management.

Andre