Upgrade ESXi 6.5u1 to 7.0u1 custom dell iso

[padulka]

Hi to all,

I need to upgrade my host using local datastore as on subject. I have to update before to 6.5u3 but with the following command:

esxcli software vib update --depot=/vmfs/volumes/60016af1-8a6b632e-bf59-0050569b96f8/upgrade/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip

I receive the following error:

Could not download from depot at zip:/vmfs/volumes/60016af1-8a6b632e-bf59-0050569b96f8/upgrade/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip?index.xml, skipping (('zip:/vmfs/volumes/60016af1-8a6b632e-bf59-0050569b96f8/upgrade/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip?index.xml', '', "Error extracting index.xml from /vmfs/volumes/60016af1-8a6b632e-bf59-0050569b96f8/upgrade/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/vmfs/volumes/60016af1-8a6b632e-bf59-0050569b96f8/upgrade/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip'"))
url = zip:/vmfs/volumes/60016af1-8a6b632e-bf59-0050569b96f8/upgrade/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip?index.xml
Please refer to the log file for more details.

Trying in an host with standard version (not Dell) the update works fine with the following command:

esxcli software vib update --depot=/vmfs/volumes/600167e3-d677864c-2c28-0050569bb2bb/upgrade/ESXi650-201908001.zip

[padulka]

I also trying:

esxcli software profile update -p DellEMC-ESXi-6.5U3-17477841-A07 -d /vmfs/volumes/60d095b1-fbecceaf-5a96-005056909aed/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip

but I'm receving a similar error:

[MetadataDownloadError]
Could not download from depot at zip:/vmfs/volumes/60d095b1-fbecceaf-5a96-005056909aed/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip?index.xml, skipping (('zip:/vmfs/volumes/60d095b1-fbecceaf-5a96-005056909aed/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip?index.xml', '', "Error extracting index.xml from /vmfs/volumes/60d095b1-fbecceaf-5a96-005056909aed/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/vmfs/volumes/60d095b1-fbecceaf-5a96-005056909aed/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip'"))
url = zip:/vmfs/volumes/60d095b1-fbecceaf-5a96-005056909aed/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip?index.xml
Please refer to the log file for more details.

[padulka]

New error:

[InstallationError]
('VMware_bootbank_vsan_6.5.0-3.157.17299463', 'Could not find a trusted signer.')
vibs = VMware_bootbank_vsan_6.5.0-3.157.17299463
Please refer to the log file for more details.

[e_espinel]

Hello.
this is the version available in VMware

VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17477841.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A07.zip

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/downloads/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI65U3-DELLEMC&productId=61...

This is the version available at Dell web

VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update03-17167537.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A06.zip

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/servicetag/0-S2xQTFZjK3RBSC9HSUV4aW0xb0FFZz0...

I suggest you try the Dell web version and then apply the latest patch levels for this version.

Always when obtaining a zip or ISO file, we must verify that it is complete (MD5SUM) and that it is not locked (check in file properties) and then copy it to ESXi.

[padulka]

I have solved using the first custom image supported to upgrade after to 7.0u1, the iso used is the following (with correct command and image profile):

esxcli software profile update -p DellEMC-ESXi-6.5U2-8294253-A00 -d /vmfs/volumes/DATASTORE/upgrade/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update02-8294253.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A00.zip

This KB helps me to understand: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/76555

Many thanks to all