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            <h1>VMware ESXi In-Place Upgrade Version 6.7 to 7</h1>
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          <h2>Downloading the Update</h2>

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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to https://customerconnect.vmware.com/</li>
	<li>Register or login with an existing account</li>
	<li>After logging in, navigate to https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?downloadGroup=ESXI700&amp;productId=974&amp;rPId=45006</li>
	<li>Use the Select Version dropdown to set the target update version</li>
	<li>Scroll down and download the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Offline Bundle</li>
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<h2>Applying the Update</h2>

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	<li>Log into the VMware vSphere ESXi web UI</li>
	<li>Enable the SSH service if it is not already enabled by selecting Actions &gt; Services &gt; Enable Secure Shell (SSH)</li>
	<li>Select Storage from the left navigation menu</li>
	<li>Click Datastore browser in the main content area &gt; Select a target Data store &gt; Click Upload &gt; Browse to and select the downloaded Offline Bundle .zip file</li>
	<li>After the upload completes, connect to the ESXi host via SSH</li>
	<li>Run the following commands
	<div class="codeBlock"># put the host into maintenance mode<br />
	vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter<br />
	# list datastores<br />
	ls /vmfs/volumes<br />
	# run the update, replacing the datastore name and update file name<br />
	esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-standard -d &quot;/vmfs/volumes/SATAHDD/VMware-ESXi-7.0U2a-17867351-depot.zip&quot;<br />
	# after the update completes, reboot the host<br />
	reboot<br />
	# once the host is back up, log back in<br />
	# take the host out of maintenance mode<br />
	vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit</div>
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	<li>Log back into the VMware vSphere ESXi web UI</li>
	<li>Verify the updated version is displayed</li>
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