ESXi 7.0 update 1 will not stay in maintenence mode after a reboot
standalone at the moment
tried CLI and gui but after a reboot the host is no longer in maint mode. which is needed to install VIB
Hi,
How are you trying to install VIB on ESXi host ? If you are doing it through CLI on host, I suggest deploying it through vCLM:
1. Import the VIB in vCLM.
2. Create an extension with the imported VIB.
3. Attach it on host.
4. Remediate host with extension.
Check this post: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Virtualization-Technology/Automatic-exit-of-maintenance-mode-after...
2 questions then:
- How do you reboot the host? Clean or not?
- Can you check the host still has access to its boot device when putting it in maintenance mode?