- #Upgrade esxi 6.0 to 6.7 cli install
- #Upgrade esxi 6.0 to 6.7 cli driver
- #Upgrade esxi 6.0 to 6.7 cli upgrade
#Upgrade esxi 6.0 to 6.7 cli install
Pay attention to run the software profile update command because software profile install overwrites drivers that the ESXi host needs. Identified the correct version (in the example ESXi-6.0.0-20150704001-standard), run the command:
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~ # esxcli software sources profile list -d | grep ESXi-6 The correct update version is required to execute the command. List the available ESXi 6.0 updates (you need the latest that ends in "standard") running the command:
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~ # esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient To perform the upgrade, the software profile update command is used to updates existing VIBs with the corresponding VIBs from the specified profile but does not affect other VIBs installed on the target server.Ĭonnect the ESXi via SSH (SSH must be enabled) and set the firewall rules for httpClient running the command: Right click the host and select Enter Maintenance Mode option. Shutdown the active virtual machines and put the host in Maintenance Mode. When the upload is complete, close the Datastore Browser. The file is being uploaded to the datastore. Select the Offline Bundle image and click Open. Note the current ESXi version 5.5.0, 2718055.Ĭlick the Upload icon and select Upload File option. Open the vSphere Client and go to the Summary tab, right click the datastore to use and select Browse Datastore option. To allow the upgrade, you need to upload the Offline Bundle file to a datastore reachable by the ESXi.
#Upgrade esxi 6.0 to 6.7 cli upgrade
If you work with a single host or VUM is not available to perform the "easy way" upgrade, esxcli commands allow the administrators to upgrade the hypervisor directly from the command line using the ESXi Offline Bundle image.įrom VMware website download the ESXi 6.0.0b Offline Bundle file. They were: esxcli software vib remove -n qcnic -n qfle3 -n qfle3f -n qfle3iĪfter a quick reboot of the host, kicking off the upgrade to ESXi 7.0 using vCenter Lifecycle Manager resulted in a successful upgrade.When the vSphere Update Manager is not available, the ESXi 5.5 upgrade to 6.0 can be performed using the CLI commands.
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The fix? Remove the VIBs using the following command: esxcli software vib remove -n
#Upgrade esxi 6.0 to 6.7 cli driver
To accomplish this, it was time to check the list of deployed VIBs on the host by using the command: esxcli software vib listĪfter reviewing the list of installed VIBs, I found that indeed, there were three VIBs in the list that appear to belong to this driver package. While the image above did give an idea as to what might be causing the issue, I still needed to determine what VIBs are included in this package. vCenter Lifecycle Manager – vSphere 7.0 Upgrade Baseline VIB Error Luckily, vCenter Lifecycle Manager provided a clue. As far as I could recall, the hosts had the default ESXi image installed and no third-party software. While the error message gives you a pretty good idea of what might be causing the issue, for the life of me, I couldn’t think of what VIBs it could be referring to. Remove the VIBs or use Image Builder to create a custom upgrade ISO image that contains the missing dependencies, and try to upgrade again. While attempting to upgrade my ESXi hosts to the latest vSphere 7.0 release, I ran into the following error on all of the hosts in my home lab: The upgrade has VIBs that are missing dependencies.