This is a total novice question:
What is the step-by-step to getting patches from a Windows pc installed on an ESX host?
FTP steps > ESX commands > Etc...
Thanks!
Frustrated Windows Administrator
Have you seen this tread?
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77514&tstart=0
If you plan todo it manually, read about esxupdate;
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf
Then you need a SCP program to copy the patches to the ESX host;
http://winscp.net/eng/index.php
Good luck.
Dave
Basically you can download the patches, use WinSCP to copy them to the ESX host and then install them. Optionally you can map to a Windows servers and install them from there.
Here are some links that will help:
Patch Management for ESX Server 3 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf
VI3 Upgrade and Patching - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=54
Autopatching ESX host - http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/03/vmware-autopatching-your-esx-host.html
Patching and updating Vmware ESX Server 3 - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9858.pdf
Automated download of ESX patches - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=600341
Also this:
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=631970򚒢
and here's a step by step I did a while back for someone:
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=589593򏼙
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esiebert7625
Have you seen this tread?
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77514&tstart=0
If you plan todo it manually, read about esxupdate;
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf
Then you need a SCP program to copy the patches to the ESX host;
http://winscp.net/eng/index.php
Good luck.
Dave
D a m n you esiebert and your cut n pastes Always beat me ))))
Dave
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davidbarclay - d a m n is a blocked word?
Sorry!
I would definitely recommend using the process mentioned below found in this thread http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77514&tstart=0
I have been using it just as a test over the last few days and it's been working perfectly.
Guide found here - http://vmprofessional.com/material/esx-autopatch.html
I have created a new user through VI and added them to the root group as well as assigned the administrator role.
I'm attempting to use WinSCP to copy the files, however I'm getting a permissions error - what gives?
Nm - I just enabled root access to solve my WinSCP copy troubles.
I used the thread you referenced to install all 34 patches. Everything went off without a hitch on the first shot... how often does that happen??
Kudos to Dominic for putting it together!
Thanks guys for all of your contributions...
Jared