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Once the above completes reboot your host by typing:.

Vmware esxi 6 versions update#

Type the following command, replace “DATASTORE” with the name of your datastore you uploaded the VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-depot.zip file to.Įsxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/ DATASTORE/VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-depot.zip.SSH into your host using PuTTY (or other client/terminal).Next place the host you plan on upgrading into Maintenance Mode.Upload the VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-depot.zip file to a datastore that is accessible by all your host(s).First download the ESXi 6.7 offline bundle zip file.This is nice when you have more than just a couple hosts or limited bandwidth.

Using the offline bundle works similar in the way of the command line but saves you from having to re-download the upgrade file for each VMware ESXi host.

Vmware esxi 6 versions how to#

Tip: To view a list of all available ESXi profiles type the following in your SSH session: esxcli software sources profile list -depot= How to upgrade VMware ESXi 6.5 to ESXi 6.7 using an Offline Bundle It also wouldn’t hurt to also disable SSH when you’re done, for security purposes. Once the host comes back online, remove it from Maintenance mode and you’re good to go.

And finally, reboot the ESXi host to complete the upgrade.

After the update has finished disable the HTTP firewall rule by typing:Įsxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient.

Type the following command to upgrade to the latest ESXi 6.7 Build 9484548 (latest as of writing)Įsxcli software profile update -d -p ESXi-6.7.0-20180804001-standard.

Type the following command to open the firewall for outgoing HTTP requests:Įsxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient.

Now SSH into the host using PuTTY (or any other SSH client/terminal).

Place the host you are about to upgrade into Maintenance Mode.

How to update ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 via command line Note: As of the time of writing () there are no supported upgrade paths from ESXi 6.5 U2 to ESXi 6.7.