how to upgrade from ESXi 4.1 to 4.1 update 1

this site has a pretty good step by step

http://www.sysprobs.com/guideserver-virtualization-update-vmware-esxi-41-update-1-vmkernel-release-build-348481

brota,

Let me try that.

I just tried this: http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/esx_3i_rcli/vihostupdate.php

I received a message stating "perhaps host is not a vcenter or esx server

Thanks,

Robert

that one is for esx 3 so it may be different

People are always getting this confused because VMware isn't really clear about this in their documentation.  This is not an upgrade, because you are only going up to an Update level.  Upgrades are when you change versions (3.5 -> 4.0 or 4.0 -> 4.1, etc....) .  Think of it like a service pack on windows... it is only a group of patches.  

I was wondering why I am getting the message below.

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>perl vihostupdate.pl --server 192
.168.100.21 --username **** --password **** -b update-from-vmware-esxi4.1
.0.update1.zip -l
Local offline bundle file update-from-vmware-esxi4.1.0.update1.zip does not exist.

I was by step 5


I don't have a guest operating system installed. 4.1 esxi is been hosted by my proliant dl380 g4

Should I be trying a different approach?


Thanks and regards,

Robert

danm66,

Thanks for clarifying the update vs upgrades.

Regards,

Robert

This is the media that I am using.

https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/p/activate.php?p=free-esxi&lp=1

ESXi 4.1 Installable Update 1 (CD ISO)
02/10/11  |  4.1 Update 1  |  394 MB  |  Binary (.iso)    
Manually Download

Boot your server with this CD in order to install ESXi 4.1 Installable Update 1.NOTE: VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 and ESXi 4.1 Update 1 require 64-bit capable servers for installation and execution. Please refer to the VMware Compatibility Guide for a list of qualified server hardware.

Or should I be using somthing else? Such as this:

http://www.vmware.com/patch/s3portal.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=SearchPatch&SearchPatch_actionOverride=%2Fportlets%2Fpatchupdate%2FfindPatch&_pageLabel=s3portal_pages_downloadPatch_page

  update-from-esxi4.1-4.1_update01
Download

Product: :  
ESXi (Embedded and Installable)  4.1.0

md5sum:2f1e009c046b20042fae3b7ca42a840f

sha1sum:1c9c644012dec657a705ddd3d033cbfb87a1fab1


Download Size: 215.8 MB



Build Number: 348481

KB 1029354


Release Date: :  02/10/2011

System Impact :  VM Shutdown & Host Reboot
 3w-9xxx: scsi driver for VMware ESXi Details

 ESXi410-201101223-UG

KB www.amcc.com
 general
VMware ESXi 4.1 Complete Update 1 Details

 ESXi410-Update01


Thanks and regards,

Robert

you will need https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/OFFLINE/release-260-20110127-912579/update-from-esxi4.1-4.1_update01.zip

you can find it yourself by going to http://www.vmware.com/patch/download/ select ESXi(Embedded or Installable), version 4.1, hit search.  The first entry at the top says "update-from-esxi4.1-4.1_update01 " and there's a download link right under that.

what is the difference between the iso that is an installable and the patch?

the .iso is bootable and contains all of the code required to do an installation, the .zip just has the necessary patches to update specific files plus instructions for the update program.

VALmighty,

I just tried the command you mentioned. Am I suppose to substitute esxi410-ga with something?

I have the zip bundle located in the bin directory. I need help executing a command. I need to know the exact syntax

Thanks,

Rob

Nevermind I got it to install. Thanks for the help folks.

Regards,

Rob