Trying to patch a host using powercli. DRS is disabled
connect-viserver vc
$myhost = host
#move vms off host manually
get-cluster | get-vmhost $myhost | move-vm -location (get-vmhost | get-random)
# put host in maintenance
set-vmhost $myhost -state maintenance
$mybaseline = get-baseline -Name "Critical Host Patches (predefined)", "Non-Critical Host Patches (Predefined)"
#attach baseline to host
Attach-Baseline -Baseline $mybaseline -Entity myhost
#scan host
Scan-Inventory -Entity myhost -Confirm:$false
$compliance = Get-Compliance -Entity $myhost -Detailed
$compliance.notcompliantpatches shows
PowerCLI C:\> $compliance.notcompliantpatches | ft -auto
Name Product Release Date Seve
rity
---- ------- ------------ ----
Updates esx-base {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 4/7/2015 1:00:00 AM C...
Updates esx-base {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 5/8/2015 1:00:00 AM C...
Updates tools-light {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 5/8/2015 1:00:00 AM C...
Updates net-ixgbe {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 5/8/2015 1:00:00 AM C...
Updates ESXi 5.5 esx-base vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM C...
VMware ESXi 5.5 Complete Update 3 {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM C...
Updates esx-base {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 10/6/2015 1:00:00 AM C...
Cisco VIC Ethernet NIC Driver. {embeddedEsx 5.*} 8/5/2014 1:27:04 AM I...
Updates esx-base {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 4/30/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates esx-base {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 5/8/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates misc-drivers {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 5/8/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 esx-base vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 tools-light vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 tools-light vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 misc-drivers vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 scsi-mpt2sas vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 scsi-mptsas vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 scsi-mptspi vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 scsi-qla2xxx vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 lsi-mr3 vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 net-e1000e vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 sata-ahci vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 elxnet vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
Updates ESXi 5.5 xhci-xhci vib {embeddedEsx 5.5.0} 9/16/2015 1:00:00 AM I...
how do I not include the "Cisco VIC Ethernet NIC Driver" in the remediation?
You can create a new fixed baseline that contains all of the patches except the "Cisco VIC Ethernet NIC Driver" and use the new baseline for the remediation.