Installation guide

2 From the service console, log on to the ESX 4.0 host as user root.
If you do not have direct access to the ESX 4.0 host, connect remotely to the service console using ssh.
3 Power off any virtual machines that are running on the host and place the host into maintenance mode.
4 Run the following command to enable an outgoing connection for the service console.
esxcfg-firewall --allowIncoming --allowOutgoing
5 Install the esxupdate bulletin by running the following command.
esxupdate --bundle
location of the esxupdate ZIP bundle update
6 Install the upgrade bulletin by running the following command.
esxupdate --bundle location of the ESX upgrade ZIP bundle update
7 Run the esxupdate query command to verify that the bulletins are installed on the ESX host.
8 Reboot the host.
9 Reset the service console firewall to high security by running the following command.
esxcfg-firewall --blockOutgoing
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