Vorgehensweise:
1) Upgrade-ZIP-Paket von der VMware-Website auf einen Speicherort herunterladen, auf den die vSphere-CLI-Maschine zugreifen kann.
-> upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.build#-release.zip
Das Upgrade-ZIP-Paket enthält ein Bulletin “esxupdate” und ein Upgrade-Bulletin.

2) Alle virtuellen Maschinen ausschalten, die auf dem Host ausgeführt werden, und den
Host in den Wartungsmodus setzen.

3) Installieren des esxupdate-Bulletins durch Ausführung des folgenden Befehls auf der vSphere-CLIMaschine.
vihostupdate –server Hostname oder IP-Adresse -i -b Speicherort des ESXi-Upgrade-ZIP-Pakets -B ESXi410-GA-esxupdate

4) Installieren des Upgrade-Bulletins durch Ausführung des folgenden Befehls auf der vSphere-CLI-Maschine.
vihostupdate –server Hostname oder IP-Adresse -i -b Speicherort des ESXi-Upgrade-ZIP-Pakets -B ESXi410-GA

5) Überprüfung durch Ausführung des folgenden Befehls, ob die Bulletins auf dem ESXi-Host installiert wurden.
vihostupdate.pl –server Hostname oder IP-Adresse –query

6) Host neustarten.

 

Für ESXi 5 folgende Anleitung übernehmen:

 

01: Make sure you have the vMA 5.0 or the vCLI installed and configured or that you have ESXi Shell access on the ESXi 5 host.

 

02: Download the patch bundle directly from VMware Support. This download will be .zip file.  Do not extract it.

 

03: Upload the .zip file to a datastore that is accessible on the ESXi host you wish to update. The syntax below will use /vmfs/volumes/datastore1, and you may need to adjust as necessary. Note that the .zip file is uploaded to the ESXi host.

 

Note:  In the examples below, the syntax is specific for the vMA. Adjust accordingly, if you are using another approach.

04: Obtain local console access to the vMA and login with the vi-admin account.

 

05. To determine if the host needs to be placed in maintenance mode, issue the following command:

 

esxcli --server=10.10.10.10 --username=root software sources vib get -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi500-201109001.zip | grep "Maintenance Mode Required: True" 

 

06.  If grep returns "Maintenance Mode Required: True" results, then issue the following command to place the host in maintenance mode:

 

vicfg-hostops --server 10.10.10.10 --operation enter 

 

07. Verify that the host is in maintenance mode, by issuing the following command:

 

vicfg-hostops --server=10.10.10.10 --operation info 

 

Note: You could also use the vSphere Client to put the ESXi 5 host in maintenance mode.

 

08. To verify which VIBs are already installed on the ESXi 5 host, issue the following command:

 

esxcli --server=10.10.10.10 --username=root software vib list | more

 

09. To find out which VIBs are available in the depot (the downloaded .zip file), issue the following command:

 

esxcli --server=10.10.10.10 --username=root software sources vib list --depot=/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi500-201109001.zip | more

 

10. To update the ESXi 5 host with the VIBs included in the depot, issue the following command:

 

esxcli --server=10.10.10.10 --username=root software vib update --depot=/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi500-201109001.zip 

 

11. When the update is complete, verify the information presented. If prompted, reboot the ESXi 5 host by issuing the following command:

 

vicfg-hostops --server 10.10.10.10 --operation reboot

 

12. Verify the patch bundle was installed, by issuing the following command:

 

esxcli --server=10.10.10.10 --username=root software vib list | more

 

13. If applicable, take the ESXi 5 host out of maintenance mode using the vSphere Client or with the following command: