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ESXI Patch assistance.

Hello attempting to patch a ESXI v 7 host using SSH.
I've uploaded the patch to the shared datastore but when I run it with the cmd in the attached it fails, what is the correct cmd to update the host? -

[root@ESX01:~] esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/Shared DataStore/VMware-ESXi-7.0U1c-17325551-depot.zip
Error: Invalid option DataStore/VMware-ESXi-7.0U1c-17325551-depot.zip

ogin as: root
Keyboard-interactive authentication prompts from server:
| Password:
End of keyboard-interactive prompts from server
Access denied
Keyboard-interactive authentication prompts from server:
| Password:
End of keyboard-interactive prompts from server
The time and date of this login have been sent to the system logs.

WARNING:
All commands run on the ESXi shell are logged and may be included in
support bundles. Do not provide passwords directly on the command line.
Most tools can prompt for secrets or accept them from standard input.

VMware offers supported, powerful system administration tools. Please
see www.vmware.com/go/sysadmintools for details.

The ESXi Shell can be disabled by an administrative user. See the
vSphere Security documentation for more information.

[root@ESX01:~]
[root@ESX01:~]
[root@ESX01:~] esxcli software vib list
Name Version Vendor Acce ptance Level Install Date
----------------------------- ----------------------------------- ------ ---- ------------ ------------
bnxtnet 216.0.50.0-16vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
bnxtroce 216.0.58.0-7vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
brcmfcoe 12.0.1500.0-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
brcmnvmefc 12.6.278.10-3vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
elxiscsi 12.0.1200.0-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
elxnet 12.0.1250.0-5vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
i40en 1.8.1.123-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
i40iwn 1.1.2.6-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
iavmd 2.0.0.1055-5vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
icen 1.0.0.9-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
igbn 0.1.1.0-7vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
iser 1.1.0.1-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
ixgben 1.7.1.28-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lpfc 12.6.278.10-8vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lpnic 11.4.62.0-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsi-mr3 7.712.51.00-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsi-msgpt2 20.00.06.00-3vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsi-msgpt35 13.00.13.00-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsi-msgpt3 17.00.10.00-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
mtip32xx-native 3.9.8-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
ne1000 0.8.4-11vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nenic 1.0.29.0-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nfnic 4.0.0.44-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nhpsa 70.0050.0.100-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nmlx4-core 3.19.16.8-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nmlx4-en 3.19.16.8-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nmlx4-rdma 3.19.16.8-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nmlx5-core 4.19.16.8-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nmlx5-rdma 4.19.16.8-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
ntg3 4.1.5.0-0vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nvme-pcie 1.2.3.9-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nvmerdma 1.0.1.2-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nvmxnet3-ens 2.0.0.22-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
nvmxnet3 2.0.0.30-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
pvscsi 0.1-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
qcnic 1.0.15.0-10vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
qedentv 3.40.3.0-12vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
qedrntv 3.40.4.0-12vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
qfle3 1.0.67.0-9vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
qfle3f 1.0.51.0-14vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
qfle3i 1.0.15.0-9vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
qflge 1.1.0.11-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
rste 2.0.2.0088-7vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
sfvmk 2.4.0.0010-15vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
smartpqi 70.4000.0.100-3vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
vmkata 0.1-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
vmkfcoe 1.0.0.2-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
vmkusb 0.1-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
vmw-ahci 2.0.5-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMW VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
cpu-microcode 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
crx 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
elx-esx-libelxima.so 12.0.1200.0-3vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
esx-base 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
esx-dvfilter-generic-fastpath 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
esx-ui 1.34.4-16668064 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
esx-update 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
esx-xserver 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
gc 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
loadesx 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsuv2-hpv2-hpsa-plugin 1.0.0-3vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsuv2-intelv2-nvme-vmd-plugin 1.0.0-2vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsuv2-lsiv2-drivers-plugin 1.0.0-4vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsuv2-nvme-pcie-plugin 1.0.0-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsuv2-oem-dell-plugin 1.0.0-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsuv2-oem-hp-plugin 1.0.0-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsuv2-oem-lenovo-plugin 1.0.0-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
lsuv2-smartpqiv2-plugin 1.0.0-4vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
native-misc-drivers 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
qlnativefc 4.0.3.0-17vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
vdfs 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
vmware-esx-esxcli-nvme-plugin 1.2.0.38-1vmw.701.0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
vmware-fdm 7.0.1-17327517 VMware VMwa reCertified 2021-01-02
vsan 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
vsanhealth 7.0.1-0.0.16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
tools-light 11.1.1.16303738-16850804 VMware VMwa reCertified 2020-10-21
[root@ESX01:~] esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/Shared DataStore/VMware-ESXi-7.0U1c-17325551-depot.zip
Error: Invalid option DataStore/VMware-ESXi-7.0U1c-17325551-depot.zip

Usage: esxcli software vib update [cmd options]

Description:
update Update installed VIBs to newer VIB packages. No new VIBs will be installed, only updates. WARNING: If your installation requires
a reboot, you need to disable HA first.

Cmd options:
-d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
--dry-run Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level operations that would be performed, but do not change anything in the system.
-f|--force Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts, obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not recommended unless you know
what you are doing. Use of this option will result in a warning being displayed in vSphere Web Client. Use this option only
when instructed to do so by VMware Technical Support.
--maintenance-mode Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect. Otherwise, installation will stop for live installs that require maintenance mode.
This flag has no effect for reboot required remediations.
--no-live-install Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause installation to be
skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
--no-sig-check Bypasses acceptance level verification, including signing. Use of this option poses a large security risk and will result in a
SECURITY ALERT warning being displayed in vSphere Web Client.
--proxy=<str> Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
-n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
Specifies VIBs from a depot, using one of the following forms: name, name:version, vendor:name, or vendor:name:version. VIB
packages which are not updates will be skipped.
-v|--viburl=[ <str> ... ]
Specifies one or more URLs to VIB packages to update to. http:, https:, ftp:, and file: are all supported. VIB packages which are
not updates will be skipped.
[root@ESX01:~]

Further, apart from SSH can i update the host using vcentre?