ESXi Upgrade and host internet access

[Hammer8]

Hi, I am trying to upgrade my install using this command:

esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.7.0-20190802001-standard -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml

However, when I try it, it hangs / timesout because I don't have internet access.  I also can't ping external addresses such as 8.8.8.8.  I can, however, ping local addresses such as 192.168.1.1

I have also tried to disable to firewall using esxcli network firewall set --enabled true and that also did not solve the issue

Would someone be able to help me enable internet access from my host so I can run the upgrade command?

Thank you!

[tayfundeger]

Why not upgrade with the offline bundle? Instead of dealing with this, download the offline bundle and upgrade it.

https://www.vladan.fr/upgrade-esxi-6-x-to-6-7-via-cli-two-methods/

[Hammer8]

I'm using the free version at home and don't have access to the offline method....any thoughts on how to get the other method to work?

Thank you!

[NathanosBlightc]

Are you sure about the internet connectivity configuration of your ESXi host? You don't speak about the TCP/IP Stack of the host's VMkernel. what is the DNS server & Default gateway settings of your host? Did you check them before to try access to the internet?!

However, you can update the host manually by offline ISO/ZIP files as the procedure tayfundeger said before with ESXCLI

[Hammer8]

Thank you.  This is a brand new install with no changes to the initial configuration.  So I guess my question is how do I enable internet access at the host level?  My vm’s have internet access so that part is working correctly.

I might not understand, but since this is the free version of EsXi, I’m under the impression that the offline upgrade method is not available to be since I can’t download the update files...

In the link, it says “The offline bundle is a file which is available for paid customers only. Free ESXi users do not have an access to this download.”

[NathanosBlightc]

However, you need to an evaluated (or commercial) versions of ESXi for supporting upgrade files and also a VMware account to register your evaluated ESXi to get access to the download link

how do I enable internet access at the host level?  My vm’s have internet access so that part is working correctly

You must set the TCP/IP Stack on your vmKernel adapter to provide VMKernel gateway for internet access and DNS server IP addresse to name resoliton. (host configuration, TCP/IP Config, Default in vSphere Web Client HTML5)

Your VM maybe recieves internet access via leased options of an automatic IP address provided by DHCP