psykix Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) Are the instructions here suitable for upgrading ESXi 6.0 to update 2 on the Gen8? https://tinkertry.com/easy-upgrade-to-esxi-60u2 I'm not sure if I installed a HP specific VMWare or what - was so long ago now! Or should I use this method since I am using a separate Windows machine for gaming etc that I could run it from? http://www.vladan.fr/vmware-vsphere-update-manager-6-0-vum/ Edit : don't think I can use the last method because it requires Vcenter Server which I think is not available to us freeloaders :-p Edited March 24, 2016 by psykix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psykix Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Aaaand.. it seems it is also possible to update using the embedded host client.. Choices.. choices... http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2015/12/upgrading-esxi-itself-is-now-possible-with-the-new-embedded-host-client-v4.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psykix Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) I'll answer my own question.. Gonna use embedded host client and the HP custom image from here :- https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI60U2-HPE&productId=491 Anyone know if I still need to downgrade to scsi-hpvsa-5.5.0-88OEM.550.0.0.1331820.x86_64.vib still? Edited March 24, 2016 by psykix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psykix Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 And I'll answer my questions again :-) upgrading wouldn't work through the EHC because it doesn't seem to accept a metadata.zip file any more, and expects a VIB. I ended up upgrading from an SSH session. Also, it seems that update 2 is using the same hpvsa driver as the last update (5.5.0-100) so I downgraded to 5.5.0-88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex1002 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Can anyone share the new iSo? It's also possible to use the iSo and upgrade using it from USB key. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psykix Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) For some reason I can't get the links to work properly. You can use the links in the Reddit thread :- https://www.reddit.com/r/vmware/comments/4ampfj/vsphere_60_update_2_released/ The HPE custom one is about half way down the thread. Edited March 25, 2016 by psykix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotor Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) This will update you to 6.0 U2: # Cut and paste these commands into an ESXi shell to update your host with this Imageprofile # See the Help page for more instructions # esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.0.0-20160302001-standard \ -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient # # Reboot to complete the upgrade Edited March 25, 2016 by rotor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psykix Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) This will update you to 6.0 U2: # Cut and paste these commands into an ESXi shell to update your host with this Imageprofile # See the Help page for more instructions # esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.0.0-20160302001-standard \ -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient # # Reboot to complete the upgrade Don't think that's the HP custom one though if you are installing on a Gen8. Edited March 26, 2016 by psykix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotor Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Nothing to do with HP Custom. You update ESXi separately from the HP drivers and utilities. # Update to latest HP tools and drivers esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient esxcli software vib update --depot=http://vibsdepot.hp.com/hpq/latest/index.xml --force esxcli software vib update --depot=http://vibsdepot.hp.com/hpq/latest/index-drv.xml --force esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient # # Reboot to complete the upgrade Don't forget to downgrade the storage controller back to build 88 after doing this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psykix Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Well I downloaded the HP custom ESXi 6.0 Update 2 offline bundle and installed that. I presume it achieves the same result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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