Install Individual VIBs on ESXi Host
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Install Individual VIBs on ESXi Host

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Article ID: 404699

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VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps on how to install individual VIBs on certain scenarios wherein only specific VIB needs to be installed or updated and not the entire package.

Resolution

  1. Download the required zip or vib file from vendor depot location or from Broadcom support portal, if available.
  2. Use WinSCP (or another SCP tool) to copy the extracted .zip or .vib file
  3. Take SSH to ESXi host via putty 
  4. Login as a root user 
  5. Enter maintenance mode via CLI: esxcli system maintenanceMode set --enable true
  6. Install the driver using one of the following commands:
    1. For .zip package: esxcli software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore/DirectoryName/DriverName.zip"
    2. For .vib file: esxcli software vib install -v "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore/DirectoryName/DriverName.zip" 
  7. Verify the VIB installation using the command "esxcli software vib list"
  8. Reboot the ESXi host
  9. Exit the maintenance mode from vCenter UI by right click the Host > Exit maintenance mode
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