However, it is not as good with “at scale” upgrades. VUM successfully upgrades the host to ESXi 6.7 Use the ESXCLI command line to Upgrade vSphere ESXi 6.0 to 6.7Ĭompared to the vSphere Update Manager steps involved, using the esxcli command line command to upgrade appears simple, and it is. So, this means you most likely will have patches to be applied. Often, you won’t be able to download the latest release in ISO form to run the vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 Installer utility from. Update your VCSA ApplianceĮven though you may have vCenter Server 6.7 running, you want to make sure you are running the latest release. This helps to make sure there are no compatibility issues or problems that are due to a known bug on your VCSA appliance. We will discuss the following methods:įirst things first though, make sure you are running the latest vCenter Server version. Like many things in technology, there are multiple ways to perform an upgrade of your ESXi hosts. Let’s take a look at the upgrade methods available for getting your ESXi hosts upgraded to 6.7 and ultimately, finishing out the project o upgrade vSphere 6.0 to 6.7 at least across your core VMware vSphere infrastructure.
Now that we have the vCenter Server upgraded to 6.7, we can now start upgrading hosts to ESXi 6.7. In the previous post, we took a look at how to Upgrade vSphere 6.0 to 6.7 – vCenter Server VCSA.
