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== Updating == | == Updating == | ||
=== 6.0 to 6.5 === | |||
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# esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.5.0-4564106-standard -d VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-4564106-depot.zip | |||
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=== 5.5 to 6.0 === | |||
To update a ESXi install from 5.5 to 6.0, download the ESXi 6.0 offline bundle and upload it to a datastore on the server. | To update a ESXi install from 5.5 to 6.0, download the ESXi 6.0 offline bundle and upload it to a datastore on the server. | ||
Log in via SSH and execute | Log in via SSH and execute | ||
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# esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi600-201504001.zip | |||
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Then reboot to apply the changes. | Then reboot to apply the changes. | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 17 February 2017
Updating
6.0 to 6.5
# esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.5.0-4564106-standard -d VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-4564106-depot.zip
5.5 to 6.0
To update a ESXi install from 5.5 to 6.0, download the ESXi 6.0 offline bundle and upload it to a datastore on the server.
Log in via SSH and execute
# esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi600-201504001.zip
Then reboot to apply the changes.
See Also:
Troubleshooting
IOMMU Hangs
If your ESXi server hangs while "Initializing IOV", disable IOMMU by appending 'noIOMMU' to the kernel immediately after the new kernel boots by hitting Shift-O (letter O, not zero)
To make the changes persistent, add it to the boot arguments in /bootbank/boot.cfg
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