VMware ESXi, 5.5.0, 1331820 to ESXi-5.5.0-20170904001-standard (Build 6480324) patch

[SabuGopi]

hi

I was trying to update  VMware ESXi, 5.5.0, 1331820 to  ESXi-5.5.0-20170904001-standard (Build 6480324), there was lot of updates in between, I have reach to  3343343 and it was working fine. but when I update 2016080001, while doing the sixth update we lost the Vcenter connectivity,   please suggest me the best procedure, is it required to update vcenter first?

Sl No	Release Name	Release Date	Build Number	Remarks
1	VMware ESXi, 5.5.0,   1331820		1331820	Existing Version
2	update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update01    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:654.4 MB	03-11-14	1623387	Updated
3	update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update02    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:655.9 MB	09-09-14	2068190	Updated
4	update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update03    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:660.8 MB	09/16/2015	3029944	Updated
5	ESXi550-201510001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:334.8 MB	10-06-15	3116895	Updated
6	ESXi550-201512001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:699.2 MB	12-08-15	3248547	Updated
7	ESXi550-201601001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:354.7 MB	01-04-16	3343343	Error - Unable to communicate with vCenter Server
8	ESXi550-201602001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:354.7 MB	02/21/2016	3568722	Error - Unable to   communicate with vCenter Server
9	ESXi550-201608001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:707.7 MB	08-04-16	4179633	Unable to update from   ESXi550-201602001
10	ESXi550-201609001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:520.7 MB	09/15/2016	4345813	Not updated
11	ESXi550-201612001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:516.5 MB	12/20/2016	4722766	Not updated
12	ESXi550-201703001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:360.9 MB	03/28/2017	5230635	Not updated
13	ESXi550-201709001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:523.7 MB	09/14/2017	6480324	Not updated
14	ESXi550-201801002    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:363.0 MB	01/22/2018	7618464	Not updated
15	ESXi550-201803001    Product:ESXi (Embedded and Installable) 5.5.0    Download Size:364.6 MB	03/20/2018	7967571	Not updated

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

... , is it required to update vcenter first?

Yes, for some of the updates, it's required to update vCenter first, see VMware Product Interoperability Matrices

Btw. how do you patch the hosts? In case you do this from the command line using esxcli, there's no need to install the updates one after the other. Assuming that you have supported hardware, you can directly install the latest patch bundle. Note that there might be restrictions regarding the upgrade, if you are using a vendor/OEM ESXi installation.

André

[vijayrana968]

Yes, since you have reached ESXi 5.5 Express Patch 9 (3343343) which was realsed ESXi 5.5 Update 3b. You have to upgrade vCenter before upgrading ESXI to Update 3b. As Andre mentioned, check VMware Product Interoperability Matrices