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Andrew if I've used Dell specific build to build the servers can I still run this update?
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Andrew if I've used Dell specific build to build the servers can I still run this update?

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Andrew, how long does this part take?<br />
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esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-5.5.0-20170904001-sta<wbr />ndard -d <a href="https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml" rel="ugc">https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml</a>
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Andrew, how long does this part take?

esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-5.5.0-20170904001-standard -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml [https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml]

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It failed with an error<br />
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address family not supported - can not download from depot?
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It failed with an error

address family not supported - can not download from depot?

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it's possible VMware have removed the patch!<br />
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you could always try and download it and apply.
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it's possible VMware have removed the patch!

you could always try and download it and apply.

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I've added the latest patch to a datastore but cant install it<br />
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Says it cant be found?
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I've added the latest patch to a datastore but cant install it

Says it cant be found?

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see here<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/VMware/A_18819.html" rel="ugc">HOW TO: Upgrade VMware ESXi 5.5 to ESXi 6.0 in 5 easy steps</a><br />
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just make sure filename is correct for your 5.5 patch
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see here

HOW TO: Upgrade VMware ESXi 5.5 to ESXi 6.0 in 5 easy steps [https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/VMware/A_18819.html]

just make sure filename is correct for your 5.5 patch

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what's the best way to keep your hosts patched?
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what's the best way to keep your hosts patched?

Esxi 5.5 updates

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.