VMware ESXi In-Place Upgrade Version 6.7 to 7

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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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