vihostupdate.pl - not working in 5.5 ?!??

[Munster99]

Hey All

I've mainly used 'vihostupdate.pl' to install VIBs in the past. Unfortunately now that i have a 5.5 vCenter and a 5.5 ESXi host when i try and run the following command:

vihostupdate.pl --server serverx --username xxx --password xxx --query

I keep getting "This operation is NOT supported on 5.5.0 platform" - Is this true ? or am i doing something wrong ?!?!?!?

Many thanks in advance

Munster99

[a_p_]

For ESXi 5.0 and later use the esxcli command, e.g. esxcli software vib update ...

André

[SergioSa]

I am having the same problem on my lab.

I installed ESXi 5.5 and I am trying to install some Realtek drivers.

I am not able to do it using vihostupdate.pl from ESXCLI neither esxupdate from ESXi shell.

ESXCLI returns "This operation ist not supported on 5.5.0 platform"

ESXi shell returns " This program is not meant to be used directly.  Please use esxcli software instead."

Does Any one has a solution???

Regards all

[a_p_]

I am not able to do it using vihostupdate.pl from ESXCLI ...

Please clarify this, or - even better - post the command you are trying to run.

André

[SergioSa]

Of course.

Here is the command I am trying to use and it's return:

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>vihostupdate.pl --server XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX --username root --install --bundle c:\Temp\INT-intel-lad-ddk-igb-1.3.19.12.1-offline_bundle-185976.zip

Enter password:XXXXXXXXX

This operation is NOT supported on 5.5.0 platform.

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>

And the other command I am trying to use, directly on ESXi ssh is:

/bin # esxupdate --bundle /tmp/INT-intel-lad-ddk-igb-1.3.19.12.1-offline_bundle-185976.zip update

Usage: This program is not meant to be used directly.  Please use esxcli software instead.

esxupdate: error: no such option: --bundle

/bin #

These are the commands I am trying to use  to install the NIC cards.

Regards.

[a_p_]

What you want to use on ESXi 5.x is the esxcli command. Assuming the bundle you posted is supported for ESXi 5.5, use e.g.

esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/INT-intel-lad-ddk-igb-1.3.19.12.1-offline_bundle-185976.zip --dry-run

If the output looks like what you expected, run the command again without the --dry-run option.

André

[SergioSa]

Thank you André.

It worked.

[mmosher]

When I try running esxcli software vib install -d "<directory\bundle.zip" I get a message telling me I must specify a server name.

When I modify the command to add -s <server's IP> I get the same result. The same thing happens if I use --server=<ServerIP>

Any help?

[a_p_]

Please post the complete command, and let me know on which OS you are running the command.

André

PS: Please consider to open a new discussion, rather than replying to an old one. You'll usually get more responses this way.