Explaining why the VMware update to v6.5U1 didn’t work

Explaining why the VMware update to v6.5U1 didn’t work

If you're looking previous posts on VMware updates on CoherentLight, you'll notice that the I had some problems upgrading to VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1. Doing some further digging, it appears that this is not unusual. It is in part a result of how has packaged their updates.

Thanks to V-Front for their detailed list of patches and included VIB files for the various platforms. Using the list of patches for ESXi-6.5.0, it appears that the missing tools-light VIB is released in a previous separate , and not reincluded in the 6.5 Update 1 package. And as the package name has an extra character, I didn't quickly find it. (I did try a selection of other dates during the trial-and-error phase of fixing the problem).

The fails because one of the primary elements necessary is not installed. You need to update both parts together. The revised list of steps necessary is here. Transposed back into the original posts (including Keeping VMware ESXi Updated: 6.5 Update 1) the revised steps make it easy for you to update your platform quickly.

esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient
esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.5.0-20170701001s-standard -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml
esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.5.0-20170702001-standard -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml
esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient

 

John Dixon

John Dixon is the Principal Consultant of thirteen-ten nanometre networks Ltd, based in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. He has a wide range of experience, (including, but not limited to) operating, designing and optimizing systems and networks for customers from global to domestic in scale. He has worked with many international brands to implement both data centres and wide-area networks across a range of industries. He is currently supporting a major SD-WAN vendor on the implementation of an environment supporting a major global fast-food chain.

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