Updating a standalone ESXi host is a very easy process with the built-in esxcli command. Here is the high-level process
NOTE: All ESXi embedded patches are cumulative. It means it contains ALL patches. You only need to download the latest version and can safely ignore the rest
- Download the latest ESXi Embedded Installable from here: http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal
- Upload the downloaded bundle do a datastore accessible by your ESXi host. I use the built-in datastore browser
- Put the ESXi host in maintenance mode
- Login with SSH to the ESXi host
- Use the following command to update: esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/local/ESXi600-201610001.zip
- Reboot the ESXi host
- Exit maintenance mode
Here are some pictures of the process:
Picture 1: ESXi version 3620759 before the update
Picture 2: Use the datastore browser to upload the downloaded ESXi bundle to a datastore
Picture 3: esxcli software vib update
Picture 4: After reboot ESXi updated to 4510822
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