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naikbhanu
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what is the difference between update and upgrade

plz answer the above what is the difference between update and upgrade in our VMWare...

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Hi!

Usually update means installing patches within major release version - for example update ESXi host from 6.0 Upadete 1 to 6.0 Update 2.

Upgrade means upgrading from one major release to another major release - for example from ESXi 6.0 Update 1 to ESXi 6.5 Update 1.

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Hi!

Usually update means installing patches within major release version - for example update ESXi host from 6.0 Upadete 1 to 6.0 Update 2.

Upgrade means upgrading from one major release to another major release - for example from ESXi 6.0 Update 1 to ESXi 6.5 Update 1.

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