Hi, I would like to update my free esxi 5.1 server, but am a bit unsure, could anyone please confirm this is correct way to do this?
Also is the patch 2001 including the patch 1001??
I have downloaded both patches, but not sure if I do need to apply both or just the latest one?
Procedure:
- Download the patch[es] you want directly from the VMware Patch Portal
- Ensure that you enable SSH for remote support on the ESXi Host
- Upload the patch[es] to your local datastore.
- Make sure your host is in Maintenance Mode, this is a requirement since you will need to reboot.
- esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/5556999d-2affd31a-9336-999999999abcde/ESXi510-201212001.zip
- When update is succesful you can delete the patch from your datastore.
Now my bigest worry is will I lose my NIC when applying the patches?
The NIC is installed manually with a vib see my other thread when I had problems that VMware did not detect the NIC.
see thread: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/417175
Any help is much appreciated.