6.5.1

Procedure
1 Enter the following command.
esxcli --server=server_name software profile get
2 Review the output.
After You Upgrade ESXi Hosts
To complete a host upgrade, you ensure that the host is reconnected to its managing vCenter Server
system and reconfigured if necessary. You also check that the host is licensed correctly.
After you upgrade an ESXi host, take the following actions:
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View the upgrade logs. You can use the vSphere Web Client to export the log files.
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If a vCenter Server system manages the host, you must reconnect the host to vCenter Server by
right-clicking the host in the vCenter Server inventory and selecting Connect.
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When the upgrade is complete, the ESXi host is in evaluation mode. The evaluation period is 60
days. You must assign a vSphere 6.5 license before the evaluation period expires. You can upgrade
existing licenses or acquire new ones from My VMware. Use the vSphere Web Client to configure the
licensing for the hosts in your environment. See the vCenter Server and Host Management
documentation for details about managing licenses in vSphere.
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The host sdX devices might be renumbered after the upgrade. If necessary, update any scripts that
reference sdX devices.
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Upgrade virtual machines on the host. See Upgrading Virtual Machines and VMware Tools.
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Set up the vSphere Authentication Proxy service. Earlier versions of the vSphere Authentication
Proxy are not compatible with vSphere 6.5. See the vSphere Security documentation for details about
configuring the vSphere Authentication Proxy service.
About ESXi Evaluation and Licensed Modes
You can use evaluation mode to explore the entire set of features for ESXi hosts. The evaluation mode
provides the set of features equal to a vSphere Enterprise Plus license. Before the evaluation mode
expires, you must assign to your hosts a license that supports all the features in use.
For example, in evaluation mode, you can use vSphere vMotion technology, the vSphere HA feature, the
vSphere DRS feature, and other features. If you want to continue using these features, you must assign a
license that supports them.
The installable version of ESXi hosts is always installed in evaluation mode. ESXi Embedded is
preinstalled on an internal storage device by your hardware vendor. It might be in evaluation mode or
prelicensed.
The evaluation period is 60 days and begins when you turn on the ESXi host. At any time during the 60-
day evaluation period, you can convert from licensed mode to evaluation mode. The time available in the
evaluation period is decreased by the time already used.
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