Last week I showed you The Fastest Way to VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). That installation was based on version 6.0.0, and just a few days ago Update 1b was released for both ESXi and VCSA.
In this post I’m going to show you the correct and fastest way to update both. Let’s get started!
Upgrade vCenter
Make sure you have a valid backup, check this post on Altaro and Nakivo for free alternatives.
Best practices is always to upgrade vCenter before your ESXi hosts. Download the VC TP ISO Update and upload to your Datastore.
Attach the ISO to the vCenter VM.
Use Putty to connect to your VCSA and run the following command:
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software-packages install --iso --acceptEulas |
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shutdown reboot -r updates exit |
Update ESXi – Fast Method
This is the fastest way, but requires a decent internet connection.
Shut down all your running VM’s and enter Maintenance Mode.
Use Putty to connect to your ESXi host and run the following command:
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sxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.0.0-20160104001-standard -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml |
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reboot exit |
Update ESXi – Slow Method
Download the update from VMware and upload to your Datastore.
Shut down all your running VM’s and enter Maintenance Mode.
Use Putty to connect to your ESXi host and run the following command:
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esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/Samsung850EVO/ESXi600-201601001.zip |
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reboot exit |
Please be aware of a bug with VMware Tools and Templates. Read the following post for more details: Heads Up! Do Not Upgrade VMware Tools on Hosts with ESXi 6.0 U1b.
Awesome job man. I have been thinking about getting mine done.
Regards,
Prince
Hi,
Do you have a write up on
“Upgrading (ESXI 5.5 & vCSA 5.5) to (ESXI 6.0 & vCSA 6.0)”
Thanks.
Nope, but should work the same way, just please make a backup first since I cannot confirm and will not since I’m already on the latest release.