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smittycsi2
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ESXi 7.0 update 1 will not stay in maintenence mode after a reboot

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

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pragg12
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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.

 

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vXav
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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?

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