Can I use VMware vCenter to upgrade the same ESXi host that vCenter is on?
Can I use vCenter 5.5 to upgrade the same ESXi host that vCenter resides on?
I am using VMware vSphere Essentials and already upgraded vCenter to version 5.5 Update 2.
I am wanting to upgrade the host from ESXi 5.1 to ESXi 5.5 Update 2.
As an FYI... here's the documentation I'm following to perform the upgrade.
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Connect to the VMware server instead of using vCenter. Upgrading VMware requires to suspend/shutdown all VMs.
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Ok, it sounds like using vCenter is impossible.
So as an alternative, do I understand correctly that I can update ESXi remotely via SSH as long as the ISO is uploaded to a local datastore or burned to a CD/DVD?
So as an alternative, do I understand correctly that I can update ESXi remotely via SSH as long as the ISO is uploaded to a local datastore or burned to a CD/DVD?
That is correct. Andrews guide will walk you through it. As i said, Because the host itself must be put in maintenance mode, the VM for Update Manager can NOT be on a host you are updating.
Ok, it sounds like using vCenter is impossible.
Yes, you will always have the last host, which causes issues!
So as an alternative, do I understand correctly that I can update ESXi remotely via SSH as long as the ISO is uploaded to a local datastore or burned to a CD/DVD?
No need to do this, that is an option, to upgrade, follow my EE Article! You'll be done in 20 minutes!
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No need to do this, that is an option, to upgrade, follow my EE Article! You'll e done in 20 minutes!No need to do what? In your EE Article you give directions on how to do an esxcli upgrade. (NOTE: I wrote above SSH but meant CLI)
You don't use the ISO, or DVD!
you download the Offline Bundle Update as per my EE Article!
you download the Offline Bundle Update as per my EE Article!
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Yessssss! That worked. Thank you all who commented here: Neilsr, Andrew Hancock, Qlemo.
No problems glad you liked the article!
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Yes Andrew Hancock, that was a great article and gave me confidence to actually do it. Was a bit nervous since it's production server. I just posted a few suggestions at the end of the article to make it work better for the next person.