VMware ESXi In-Place Upgrade Version 6.7 to 7
#ESXi #VMware #Upgrade
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0652.html
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Downloading the Update
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01. Open a web browser and navigate to https://customerconnect.vmware.com/
02. Register or login with an existing account
03. After logging in, navigate to https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?downloadGroup=ESXI700&productId=974&rPId=45006
04. Use the Select Version dropdown to set the target update version
05. Scroll down and download the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Offline Bundle
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Applying the Update
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01. Log into the VMware vSphere ESXi web UI
02. Enable the SSH service if it is not already enabled by selecting Actions ≫ Services ≫ Enable Secure Shell (SSH)
03. Select Storage from the left navigation menu
04. Click Datastore browser in the main content area ≫ Select a target Data store ≫ Click Upload ≫ Browse to and select the downloaded Offline Bundle .zip file
05. After the upload completes, connect to the ESXi host via SSH
06. Run the following commands
# put the host into maintenance mode
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
# list datastores
ls /vmfs/volumes
# run the update, replacing the datastore name and update file name
esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-standard -d "/vmfs/volumes/SATAHDD/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-depot.zip"
# after the update completes, reboot the host
reboot
# once the host is back up, log back in
# take the host out of maintenance mode
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
07. Log back into the VMware vSphere ESXi web UI
08. Verify the updated version is displayed
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