Example of the upgrade procedure

  1. [root@esxi:~] esxcli system maintenanceMode set --enable=true
  2. [root@esxi:~] ls /vmfs/volumes/datastore/ESXi670-202201001.zip
  3. [root@esxi:~] vmware -v
  4. VMware ESXi 6.7.0 build-14320388
  5. [root@esxi:~] esxcli software vib update --depot /vmfs/volumes/datastore/ESXi670-202201001.zip
  6. Installation Result
  7. Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
  8. Reboot Required: true
  9. VIBs Installed: VMW_bootbank_brcmfcoe_11.4.1078.26-14vmw.670.3.159.18828794, VMW_bootbank_ixgben_1.7.1.16-2vmw.670.3.104.16075168, VMW_bootbank_lpfc_11.4.33.26-14vmw.670.3.104.16075168, VMW_bootbank_net-e1000_8.0.3.1-5vmw.670.3.112.16701467, VMW_bootbank_net-vmxnet3_1.
  10. ...
  11. lugin_1.0.0-9vmw.670.0.0.8169922, VMware_bootbank_lsu-lsi-mpt2sas-plugin_2.0.0-7vmw.670.0.0.8169922, VMware_bootbank_qlnativefc_3.1.8.0-5vmw.670.3.73.14320388, VMware_bootbank_rste_2.0.2.0088-7vmw.670.0.0.8169922
  12. [root@esxi:~]
  13. [root@esxi:~] reboot
  14. [root@esxi:~] vmware -v
  15. VMware ESXi 6.7.0 build-19195723
  16. [root@esxi:~] esxcli system maintenanceMode set --enable=false
  17. [root@esxi:~]