6.5.1

3 Update the existing image profile to include the VIBs or install new VIBs.
Important The software profile update command updates existing VIBS with the
corresponding VIBs from the specified profile, but does not affect other VIBs installed on the target
server. The software profile install command installs the VIBs present in the depot image
profile, and removes any other VIBS installed on the target server.
Option Description
Update the image profile from a
VMware-supplied zip bundle, in a
depot, accessible online from the
VMware Web site or downloaded to a
local depot.
esxcli software profile update --depot=depot_location --
profile=profile_name
Important This is the only update method that VMware supports for zip bundles
supplied by VMware.
VMware-supplied zip bundle names take the form:
VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-build_number-depot.zip
The profile name for VMware-supplied zip bundles takes one of the following
forms.
n
ESXi-6.5.0-build_number-standard
n
ESXi-6.5.0-build_number-notools (does not include VMware Tools)
Update the image profile from a depot
accessible by URL
esxcli --server=server_name software profile update --
depot=http://webserver/depot_name --profile=profile_name
Update the image profile from ZIP file
stored locally on the target server
esxcli --server=server_name software profile update --
depot=file:///<path_to_profile_ZIP_file>/<profile_ZIP_file> --
profile=profile_name
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
Note Options to the update and install commands allow you to perform a dry run, to specify a
specific VIB, to bypass acceptance level verification, and so on. Do not bypass verification on
production systems. See the vSphere Command-Line Interface Reference.
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