The
esxcli software vib update and
esxcli software vib install commands are not supported for upgrade operations.
Note: This resolution applies on hosts with ESXi versions lesser than 7.03P06.
For all the affected ESXi hosts, re-run the upgrade using the below procedure:
- Put the ESXi host in Maintenance mode
- Run the upgrade again using the below command to install the missing vibs
esxcli software profile update -d <location of Zip file> -p <profile name> -fExample:esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/iscsi-2/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2e-19290878-depot.zip -p ESXi-7.0U2e-19290878-standard -fNote: To get a list of all available image profiles in the zip file, use the command
esxcli software sources profile list -d <location of ZIP file>
- Reboot the ESXi host
- Configure vSphere HA