How to Update VMware ESXi 7.x to ESXi 7.0Ux

Here are the steps to Update ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a, you can do the same for the next updates.

Step 1: First you need to have the latest Vmware Esxi bundle (as of now ESXi 7.0U2a). Load hereyou need to have a Vmware account to download, if you need it, leave your email so I can send the file.

Step 2: Proceed to Upload the Bundle Update VMware package to the Server’s datastore.

Upload VMware Bundle file to Datastore Vmware.

Step 3: Put VMWare Esxi into Maintenance Mode, to do this quickly, you should Shutdown all hosts manually first.

Step 4: You need SSH access to Vmware to proceed with the Update, so it is necessary to Enable SSH (3) and console shell (4). This operation can be done through the VMware Esxi interface in the browser or on the physical Server screen.

Step 5: Use SSH connection software to VMWare Esxi, I will use Mobaxterm for convenience. After the connection is complete, determine the path where the file of the Bundle file is stored Step 2.

Normally, the path would be: /vmfs/volumes/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My path is: /vmfs/volumes/603fa137-afabfce0-5c5b-f0d4e2eaad54/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-depot.zip

Step 6: Use the following commands to start Update VMware ESXi 7.x to ESXi 7.0Ux

vmware -l: check current Vmware Esxi version

esxcli system maintenanceMode set -e true: Make sure you have set VMware to Maintenance. If not, it resets.

Step 7: check Bundle’s Update package name

esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-standard -d /vmfs/volumes/esxi007_local1_vmfs6/isos/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-depot.zip : you will see the package name is ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-standard

• (/vmfs/volumes/esxi007_local1_vmfs6/isos/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-depot.zip is the path at Step 5)

Step 8: Proceed to Update ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a

esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-standard -d /vmfs/volumes/603fa137-afabfce0-5c5b-f0d4e2eaad54/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-depot.zip proceed to Update ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a

• (/vmfs/volumes/esxi007_local1_vmfs6/isos/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-depot.zip is the path at Step 5)
• (ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-standard is the package name in Step 7)

Wait about 1 minute for the upgrade to be done.

If everything is fine, you will see an update screen, as above, you may have to scroll the screen to see all the information. But check out the updated results at the top. The update has completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to take effect.

Step 9: Restart VMware Esxi

Type command reboot

Step 10: Check Vmware Esxi version updated

vmware -l or check the server screen to see if the version is correct

Step 11: Disable SSH and console shell (as in Step 4)

Step 12: Exit Maintenance Mode (follow Step 3)

Step 13: Reopen the virtual machines (hosts).