Esxi6.5 patch update

Purpose ： take ESXI-6.5-7388607 Update to the latest version ESXI-6.5-19092475

Environmental Science ：

ip Address	esxi edition	Current build number	Target build number	Patch pack
10.132.212.171	6.5.0	7388607	19092475	ESXi650-202202001.zip

Preparation before update ：

adopt ESXI Home page view current ESXI edition

Or use the command vmware -v

[[email protected]:~] vmware -v
VMware ESXi 6.5.0 build-7388607

notes ： The screenshot of the home page is the updated （ Forget the screenshot before updating ）, You can see that the version number before the update is ESXI-6.5-7388607, according to ESXI Version view Quickly read the current version and the target version

Patch download address ： Download the patch on the official website （ Simply register one vmware Account ）

step ：

1. Deactivate or migrate ESXi Virtual machines on
2. Enter maintenance mode , And enable the ssh
3. Copy the update package to ESXI
4. Perform the update , And restart reboot

1. Deactivate or migrate ESXi Virtual machines on

Please remember to take a snapshot and shut down the virtual machine before updating , You can also migrate if you have conditions （ The patch download page of the official website also mentioned , The impact of the upgrade patch ：shutdown & reboot）

2. Enter maintenance mode , And enable the ssh

3. Copy the update package to ESXI

4. Perform the update , And restart reboot

Use xshell etc. ssh Login tool to enter ESXI, And enter “ Patch file storage location ” Check whether the patch was successfully uploaded

[C:\~]$ ssh [email protected]


Connecting to 10.132.212.171:22...
Connection established.

[[email protected]:~] cd /vmfs/volumes/6180977f-674d529c-76bb-300ed5c519a7
[[email protected]:/vmfs/volumes/6180977f-674d529c-76bb-300ed5c519a7] ll
total 2247040
drwxr-xr-t    1 root     root         73728 May 11 01:40 .
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root           512 May 11 01:46 ..
-r--------    1 root     root     143777792 Nov  2  2021 .fbb.sf
-r--------    1 root     root     134807552 Nov  2  2021 .fdc.sf
-r--------    1 root     root     268632064 Nov  2  2021 .jbc.sf
-r--------    1 root     root      16908288 Nov  2  2021 .pb2.sf
-r--------    1 root     root         65536 Nov  2  2021 .pbc.sf
-r--------    1 root     root     1376518144 Nov  2  2021 .sbc.sf
drwx------    1 root     root         69632 Nov  2  2021 .sdd.sf
-r--------    1 root     root       7340032 Nov  2  2021 .vh.sf
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root     345633048 May 11 01:41 ESXi650-202202001.zip
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         77824 Apr 30 22:47 EVE Community lazy version 
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         73728 Dec  3 13:39 windows10 Image file 
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         77824 May 11 01:38 windows2012
[[email protected]:/vmfs/volumes/6180977f-674d529c-76bb-300ed5c519a7] 

Find the configuration file name of the patch
esxcli software sources profile list -d “ Patch storage location ”

[[email protected]:~] esxcli software sources profile list -d "/vmfs/volumes/6180977f-674d529c-76bb-300ed5c519a7/ESXi650-202202001.zip"
Name                             Vendor        Acceptance Level  Creation Time        Modification Time
-------------------------------  ------------  ----------------  -------------------  -----------------
ESXi-6.5.0-20220204001-no-tools  VMware, Inc.  PartnerSupported  2022-02-04T05:29:46  2022-02-04T05:29:46
ESXi-6.5.0-20220204001-standard  VMware, Inc.  PartnerSupported  2022-02-04T05:29:46  2022-02-04T05:29:46
[[email protected]:~]

Install patches

[[email protected]:~] esxcli software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/6180977f-674d529c-76bb-300ed5c519a7/ESXi650-202202001.zip"
 [DependencyError]
 VIB QLC_bootbank_qedrntv_3.0.7.5.1-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673 requires qedentv_ver = X.0.7.5, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile.
 Please refer to the log file for more details.

You can see that the report is wrong , This error is due to the installed VIB The software version is incompatible with the upgraded version （ That is, the current version needs to rely on 3.0.7.5.1-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673, It no longer exists in the latest version ）.
Method 1 ： Some tutorials say that finding this dependency , And delete it , Worry about unknowable problems in deleting dependencies , Not tested
Method 2 ： Ignore the prompt directly , Force the installation of the latest version , Tips Message: The update completed successfully That is success

[[email protected]:~] esxcli software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/6180977f-674d529c-76bb-300ed5c519a7/ESXi650-202202001.zip" -f
Installation Result
   Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
   Reboot Required: true
   VIBs Installed: VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-3.173.19092475, VMware_bootbank_esx-tboot_6.5.0-3.173.19092475, VMware_bootbank_vsan_6.5.0-3.173.19092476, VMware_bootbank_vsanhealth_6.5.0-3.173.19092477
   VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-3.170.18678235, VMware_bootbank_esx-tboot_6.5.0-3.170.18678235, VMware_bootbank_vsan_6.5.0-3.170.18569621, VMware_bootbank_vsanhealth_6.5.0-3.170.18569625
   VIBs Skipped: VMW_bootbank_ata-libata-92_3.00.9.2-16vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ata-pata-amd_0.3.10-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ata-pata-atiixp_0.4.6-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ata-pata-cmd64x_0.2.5-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ata-pata-hpt3x2n_0.3.4-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ata-pata-pdc2027x_1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ata-pata-serverworks_0.4.3-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ata-pata-sil680_0.4.8-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ata-pata-via_0.3.3-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_block-cciss_3.6.14-10vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_bnxtnet_20.6.101.7-23vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_brcmfcoe_11.4.1078.26-14vmw.650.3.170.18678235, VMW_bootbank_char-random_1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ehci-ehci-hcd_1.0-4vmw.650.0.14.5146846, VMW_bootbank_elxnet_11.1.91.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_hid-hid_1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_i40en_1.8.1.9-2vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_igbn_0.1.1.0-4vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_ima-qla4xxx_2.02.18-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-devintf_39.1-5vmw.650.2.50.8294253, VMW_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-msghandler_39.1-5vmw.650.2.50.8294253, VMW_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-si-drv_39.1-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ixgben_1.7.1.15-1vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_lpfc_11.4.33.26-14vmw.650.3.138.16576891, VMW_bootbank_lsi-mr3_7.708.07.00-3vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_lsi-msgpt2_20.00.06.00-2vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_lsi-msgpt35_09.00.00.00-5vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_lsi-msgpt3_17.00.02.00-1vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_misc-cnic-register_1.78.75.v60.7-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_misc-drivers_6.5.0-3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_mtip32xx-native_3.9.5-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ne1000_0.8.3-8vmw.650.2.75.10884925, VMW_bootbank_nenic_1.0.29.0-1vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_net-bnx2_2.2.4f.v60.10-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-bnx2x_1.78.80.v60.12-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-cdc-ether_1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-cnic_1.78.76.v60.13-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-e1000_8.0.3.1-5vmw.650.3.153.17459147, VMW_bootbank_net-e1000e_3.2.2.1-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-enic_2.1.2.38-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-fcoe_1.0.29.9.3-7vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-forcedeth_0.61-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-igb_5.0.5.1.1-5vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-ixgbe_3.7.13.7.14iov-20vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-libfcoe-92_1.0.24.9.4-8vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-mlx4-core_1.9.7.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-mlx4-en_1.9.7.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-nx-nic_5.0.621-5vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-tg3_3.131d.v60.4-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-usbnet_1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_net-vmxnet3_1.1.3.0-3vmw.650.3.138.16576891, VMW_bootbank_nhpsa_2.0.22-3vmw.650.2.50.8294253, VMW_bootbank_nmlx4-core_3.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_nmlx4-en_3.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_nmlx4-rdma_3.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_nmlx5-core_4.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_ntg3_4.1.3.2-1vmw.650.2.75.10884925, VMW_bootbank_nvme_1.2.2.28-5vmw.650.3.170.18678235, VMW_bootbank_nvmxnet3_2.0.0.23-1vmw.650.1.36.7388607, VMW_bootbank_ohci-usb-ohci_1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_pvscsi_0.1-1vmw.650.1.26.5969303, VMW_bootbank_qedentv_2.0.6.4-8vmw.650.2.50.8294253, VMW_bootbank_qfle3_1.0.2.7-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_qflge_1.1.0.3-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_qlnativefc_2.1.73.0-5vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_sata-ahci_3.0-26vmw.650.1.26.5969303, VMW_bootbank_sata-ata-piix_2.12-10vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_sata-sata-nv_3.5-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_sata-sata-promise_2.12-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_sata-sata-sil24_1.1-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_sata-sata-sil_2.3-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_sata-sata-svw_2.3-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-aacraid_1.1.5.1-9vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-adp94xx_1.0.8.12-6vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-aic79xx_3.1-5vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-bnx2fc_1.78.78.v60.8-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-bnx2i_2.78.76.v60.8-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-fnic_1.5.0.45-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-hpsa_6.0.0.84-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-ips_7.12.05-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-iscsi-linux-92_1.0.0.2-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-libfc-92_1.0.40.9.3-5vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-mbox_2.20.5.1-6vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_6.603.55.00-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-megaraid2_2.00.4-9vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-mpt2sas_19.00.00.00-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-mptsas_4.23.01.00-10vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-mptspi_4.23.01.00-10vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_scsi-qla4xxx_5.01.03.2-7vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-iscsi-linux-9-2-1-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-iscsi-linux-9-2-2-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-libata-9-2-1-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-libata-9-2-2-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-libfc-9-2-1-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-libfc-9-2-2-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-libfcoe-9-2-1-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-libfcoe-9-2-2-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-vmklinux-9-2-1-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-vmklinux-9-2-2-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_shim-vmklinux-9-2-3-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_smartpqi_1.0.1.553-28vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_uhci-usb-uhci_1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_usb-storage-usb-storage_1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_usbcore-usb_1.0-3vmw.650.2.50.8294253, VMW_bootbank_vmkata_0.1-1vmw.650.1.36.7388607, VMW_bootbank_vmkplexer-vmkplexer_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMW_bootbank_vmkusb_0.1-1vmw.650.3.170.18678235, VMW_bootbank_vmw-ahci_1.1.6-1vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMW_bootbank_xhci-xhci_1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMware_bootbank_cpu-microcode_6.5.0-3.134.16576879, VMware_bootbank_emulex-esx-elxnetcli_11.1.28.0-0.0.4564106, VMware_bootbank_esx-dvfilter-generic-fastpath_6.5.0-1.36.7388607, VMware_bootbank_esx-ui_1.34.2-16361878, VMware_bootbank_esx-xserver_6.5.0-3.120.15256549, VMware_bootbank_lsu-hp-hpsa-plugin_2.0.0-16vmw.650.3.96.13932383, VMware_bootbank_lsu-lsi-drivers-plugin_1.0.0-1vmw.650.2.79.11925212, VMware_bootbank_lsu-lsi-lsi-mr3-plugin_1.0.0-11vmw.650.2.75.10884925, VMware_bootbank_lsu-lsi-lsi-msgpt3-plugin_1.0.0-8vmw.650.2.79.11925212, VMware_bootbank_lsu-lsi-megaraid-sas-plugin_1.0.0-8vmw.650.1.26.5969303, VMware_bootbank_lsu-lsi-mpt2sas-plugin_2.0.0-6vmw.650.1.26.5969303, VMware_bootbank_native-misc-drivers_6.5.0-3.120.15256549, VMware_bootbank_rste_2.0.2.0088-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106, VMware_bootbank_vmware-esx-esxcli-nvme-plugin_1.2.0.36-3.96.13932383, VMware_locker_tools-light_6.5.0-3.166.18677441

After installation ,reboot

[[email protected]:~] reboot

Then check whether the version is updated successfully

[[email protected]:~] vmware -v
VMware ESXi 6.5.0 build-19092475