Hi Guys
Before we start I have to let you know I am a VMware Virgin. I have brought VMware esentials. I have download a HP image for esxi 5.1 and installed. I have been able to license it and workout how to install vsphere by browsing to the host IP address etc. I cant work out how the hell I update it with all the latest patches. I think I updated a version 4.x but using a little patch utility which was really easy but I am banging my head with 5.1.
I have tried logging onto the esxi box and pressing alt+f1 and doing it via command line but my keyboard symbols are all over the place so have given up on that method. what I would love is to run a program like you did in version 4 and let it sort it self out. I have a datastore called datastore1 and I have uploaded the updates to a root folder on the esxi server call ed updates.
Please help me someone one as I need to start a migration off and this is holding me back and I have only days off to fix all these little problems.
If it could be as simple as possible that would be so cool because as I have said this is a new word to me.
Thanks
Si
http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal
Okay, patching ESXi 5.1 is performed by
1. VMware Update Manager.
2. Login to ESXi 5.1 Console or via SSH, and execute the following command
Installing patches on an ESXi 5.x host from the command line