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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 129. See “Place a Host in Maintenance Mode,” on page 130.
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If the update requires a reboot, and if the host belongs to a VMware HA cluster, remove the host from the
cluster or disable HA on the cluster.
Procedure
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Install the ZIP file.
esxcli --server=
server_name software vib update --
depot=/ path_topartner_vib_ZIP / partner_ZIP_file_name .zip
Remove VIBs from a Host
You can uninstall third-party VIBs or VMware VIBs from your ESXi host.
VMware partners prepare third-party VIBs to provide management agents or asynchronously released drivers.
Install vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Getting Started with
vSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting , run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.
Prerequisites
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If the removal requires a reboot, and if the host belongs to a VMware HA cluster, disable HA for the host.
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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 129. See “Place a Host in Maintenance Mode,” on page 130.
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Install vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Getting Started with
vSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting, run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.
Procedure
1 Run one of the following commands for each virtual machine to power off all virtual machines running
on the ESXi host.
Option Command
To have the system try to shut down
the guest operating system
vmware-cmd --server= server_name path_to_vm stop soft
To force the power off operation
vmware-cmd --server= server_name path_to_vm stop hard
Alternatively, to avoid powering off virtual machines, you can migrate them to another host. See the topic
Migrating Virtual Machines in the vCenter Server and Host Management documentation.
2 Place the host in maintenance mode.
vicfg-hostops --server= server_name --operation enter
3 If necessary, shut down or migrate virtual machines.
4 Determine which VIBs are installed on the host.
esxcli --server= server_name software vib list
5 Remove the VIB.
esxcli --server= server_name software vib remove --vibname= name
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