6.0.2

Option Description
Update the image profile from a ZIP
file on the target server, copied into
a datastore
esxcli --server=server_name software profile update --
depot=“[datastore_name]profile_ZIP_file" --
profile=profile_name
Update the image profile from a ZIP
file copied locally and applied on
the target server
esxcli --server=server_name software profile update --
depot=/root_dir/path_to_profile_ZIP_file/profile_ZIP_file
--profile=profile_name
Install all new VIBs in a specified
profile accessible by URL
esxcli --server=server_name software profile install --
depot=http://webserver/depot_name --profile=profile_name
Install all new VIBs in a specified
profile from a ZIP file stored locally
on the target
esxcli --server=server_name software profile install --
depot=file:///<path_to_profile_ZIP_file>/<profile_ZIP_file>
--profile=profile_name
Install all new VIBs from a ZIP file
on the target server, copied into a
datastore
esxcli --server=server_name software profile install --
depot=“[datastore_name]profile_ZIP_file" --
profile=profile_name
Install all new VIBs from a ZIP file
copied locally and applied on the
target server
esxcli --server=server_name software profile install --
depot=/root_dir/path_to_profile_ZIP_file/profile_ZIP_file
--profile=profile_name
N Options to the update and install commands allow you to perform a dry run, to specify a
specic VIB, to bypass acceptance level verication, and so on. Do not bypass verication on production
systems. See the vSphere Command-Line Interface Reference.
4 Verify that the VIBs are installed on your ESXi host.
esxcli --server=server_name software vib list
Update ESXi Hosts by Using Zip Files
You can update hosts with VIBs or image proles by downloading a ZIP le of a depot.
VMware partners prepare third-party VIBs to provide management agents or asynchronously released
drivers.
I If you are updating ESXi from a zip bundle in a VMware-supplied depot, either online from
the VMware Web site or downloaded locally, VMware supports only the update method specied for
VMware-supplied depots in the topic “Upgrade or Update a Host with Image Proles,” on page 194.
The esxcli software vib update and esxcli software vib install commands are not supported for
upgrade operations. See “Dierences Between vSphere Upgrades and Updates,” on page 25 and “Upgrade
or Update a Host with Image Proles,” on page 194.
When you specify a target server by using --server=server_name, the server prompts you for a user name
and password. Other connection options, such as a conguration le or session le, are supported. For a list
of connection options, see Geing Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces, or run esxcli --help at the
vCLI command prompt.
Prerequisites
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Install vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Geing Started
with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting, run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.
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Download the ZIP le of a depot bundle from a third-party VMware partner.
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Determine whether the update requires the host to be in maintenance mode or to be rebooted. If
necessary, place the host in maintenance mode.
See “Determine Whether an Update Requires the Host to Be in Maintenance Mode or to Be Rebooted,”
on page 191. See “Place a Host in Maintenance Mode,” on page 192.
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