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Esxi6.5 update (from 5.5) to HP Proliant remotely?

I need to update the ESXi5.5. to 6.5. The servers are in other city. Is there way to update remotely? I have downloaded the HP custom 6.5 iso -file (https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI65-HPE&productId=614#product_downloads)
Never done this before and there are hundreds of instructions confusing me...
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Hi,

Ok then I was on track as I first check the cli -option. So basically I am on right track here...
I have HP proliant and current ESXi SW is following:

~ # vmware -vl
VMware ESXi 5.5.0 build-2403361
VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Update 2

I have downloaded VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-OS-Release-4564106-HPE-650.9.6.0.28-Nov2016-depot.zip and uploaded in to datastorage with winscp.

1. I need to put host to maintenance mode either through vpshere or commands

2. esxcli software sources profile list -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-OS-Release-4564106-HPE-650.9.6.0.28-Nov2016-depot.zip

Name                                    Vendor                      Acceptance Level
--------------------------------------  --------------------------  ----------------
HPE-ESXi-6.5.0-OS-Release-650.9.6.0.28  Hewlett Packard Enterprise  PartnerSupported


3. Then I run the update:
esxcli  software profile update -p HPE-ESXi-6.5.0-OS-Release-650.9.6.0.28 -d vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-OS-Release-4564106-HPE-650.9.6.0.28-Nov2016-depot.zip

4. Wait it to be successfull and then put the maintenance mode off

5. Check the current SW with esxcli system version get

This first try does not have vcenter or any VM's currently running on it. So now it goes like this. But other hosts then have vcenter and/or vm's also...

So this basically is it?
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Excellent. Many many thanks for this. I don't know what I would do without your help in here :)  (maybe just a mess)