6.0.2

Procedure
1 On the ESXi Images tab click Import ESXi Image on the upper-right side.
2 On the Select ESXi Image page of the Import ESXi Image wizard, browse to and select the ESXi image
that you want to upload.
3 Click Next.
C Do not close the import wizard. Closing the import wizard stops the upload process.
4 (Optional) In the Security Warning window, select an option to handle the certicate warning.
A trusted certicate authority does not sign the certicates that are generated for vCenter Server and
ESXi hosts during installation. Because of this, each time an SSL connection is made to one of these
systems, the client displays a warning.
Option Action
Ignore
Click Ignore to continue using the current SSL certicate and start the
upload process.
Cancel
Click Cancel to close the window and stop the upload process.
Install this certificate and do not
display any security warnings
Select this check box and click Ignore to install the certicate and stop
receiving security warnings.
5 After the le is uploaded, click Next.
6 (Optional) Create a host upgrade baseline.
a Leave the Create a baseline using the ESXi image selected.
b Specify a name, and optionally, a description for the host upgrade baseline.
7 Click Finish.
The ESXi image that you uploaded appears in the Imported ESXi Images pane. You can see more
information about the software packages that are included in the ESXi image in the Software Packages pane.
If you also created a host upgrade baseline, the new baseline is displayed in the Baselines pane of the
Baselines and Groups tab.
What to do next
To upgrade the hosts in your environment, you must create a host upgrade baseline if you have not already
done so.
Create a Host Baseline Group
You can combine one host upgrade baseline with multiple patch or extension baselines, or combine multiple
patch and extension baselines in a baseline group.
N You can click Finish in the New Baseline Group wizard at any time to save your baseline group and
add baselines to it at a later stage.
Procedure
1 Use the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client to connect to a vCenter Server system with which
Update Manager is registered.
2 On the Baselines and Groups tab, click Create above the Baseline Groups pane.
vSphere Upgrade
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