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ESXi CLI online upgrade
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esxi_esxcli_software_profile_update.md

Patch a ESXi host using an image profile from VMware's online depot directly from the ESXi shell.

Note: this will pull a default image containing only the default VIB/drivers. You need to use a diffrent method if e.g. pNIC drivers is needed from vendor.

  1. ssh to esxi server
  2. Open firewall for the httpClient to pull online esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient
  3. (Optional) see version currently running esxcli software profile get
  4. get the list of image profiles esxcli software sources profile list -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml
  5. Install image profile esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p ESXi-7.0U3c-19193900-standard
  6. reboot
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