Upgrade a Host with Offline Zip Bundle
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Upgrade a Host with Offline Zip Bundle

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Article ID: 343425

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article outlines the procedure for offline ESXi host upgrade from the command line using a zip bundle and esxcli software sources profile commands as well as how to identify the profiles within a depot bundle.

  • Note: An upgrade involves major changes in the software, and requires an upgrade from the previous version, for example, vSphere 7.x to 8.x
  • A release that makes a smaller change, requiring only a patch or update, is indicated by an update number, for example, vSphere 7.0 Update 1.
  • If you require esxcli software vib commands to patch an ESXi host, see:
  • Errors such as below may occur if the profile is nor identified correctly:
ERROR: vmware.esximage.Errors.NoMatchError: ('<Entered Profile Name>', "No image profile found with name '<Entered Profile Name>'")

Environment

VMware ESXi 7.x
VMware ESXi 8.x

Resolution

To upgrade an ESXi Host with an Offline Zip Bundle:

  1. Download the .zip file using below kb article:

    VMware vSphere downloads, OEM custom images, patches and addons in the Broadcom Support Portal

  2. Upload the zip file to datastore
  3. To get a list of available profiles within a path use the command below:

    esxcli software sources profile list -d <location of ZIP file>

  4. Run this command to update the host:

    esxcli software profile update -p <profile name> -d <location of ZIP file>

  5. Reboot the esxi host.




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