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+ <title>VMware ESXi In-Place Upgrade Version 6.7 to 7</title>
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+ <body>
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+ <div class="topMargin"></div>
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+ <div id="listName" class="topMargin">
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+ <h1>VMware ESXi In-Place Upgrade Version 6.7 to 7</h1>
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+ </div>
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+ <div></div>
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+ <div id="content">
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+ <h2>Downloading the Update</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Open a web browser and navigate to https://customerconnect.vmware.com/</li>
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+ <li>Register or login with an existing account</li>
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+ <li>After logging in, navigate to https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?downloadGroup=ESXI700&productId=974&rPId=45006</li>
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+ <li>Use the Select Version dropdown to set the target update version</li>
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+ <li>Scroll down and download the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Offline Bundle</li>
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+</ol>
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+
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+<h2>Applying the Update</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Log into the VMware vSphere ESXi web UI</li>
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+ <li>Enable the SSH service if it is not already enabled by selecting Actions > Services > Enable Secure Shell (SSH)</li>
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+ <li>Select Storage from the left navigation menu</li>
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+ <li>Click Datastore browser in the main content area > Select a target Data store > Click Upload > Browse to and select the downloaded Offline Bundle .zip file</li>
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+ <li>After the upload completes, connect to the ESXi host via SSH</li>
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+ <li>Run the following commands
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># put the host into maintenance mode<br />
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+ vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter<br />
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+ # list datastores<br />
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+ ls /vmfs/volumes<br />
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+ # run the update, replacing the datastore name and update file name<br />
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+ esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-standard -d "/vmfs/volumes/SATAHDD/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-depot.zip"<br />
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+ # after the update completes, reboot the host<br />
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+ reboot<br />
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+ # once the host is back up, log back in<br />
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+ # take the host out of maintenance mode<br />
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+ vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Log back into the VMware vSphere ESXi web UI</li>
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+ <li>Verify the updated version is displayed</li>
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+</ol>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ </body>
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+ </html>
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