ESXi 6.7 to 7.0.3 update for HP servers (custom image)

22/12/2024 admin News, VMWare

1. Upload a zip file to a Storage
2. Get the name of the image:
   esxcli software sources profile list --depot=/vmfs/volumes/RAID10_1/VMware-ESXi-7.0.3-20036589-HPE-703.0.0.10.9.1.5-Jul2022-depot.zip
3. Update ESXi
   esxcli software profile update -p HPE-Custom-AddOn_703.0.0.10.9.1-5 --depot=/vmfs/volumes/RAID10_1/VMware-ESXi-7.0.3-20036589-HPE-703.0.0.10.9.1.5-Jul2022-depot.zip
   The VIBs will be skipped
4. Reboot
5. Install VIBs:
   esxcli software vib install --depot=/vmfs/volumes/RAID10_1/VMware-ESXi-7.0.3-20036589-HPE-703.0.0.10.9.1.5-Jul2022-depot.zip
   Reboot is not needed

Network speed+ SSD/HDD ESXi + update GUI