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How To Upgrade VMWARE ESXI 5.0.0 To 5.1.0

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  1. Download the update from https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch#search.
    1. Choose ESXi and Version 5.1.0
    2. On the next site download the file: ESXi510-201210001.zip
  2. Upload the zip file to your esxi datastore
    1. Open your VMware vSphere Client
    2. Click on your host
    3. Click on configuration
    4. Click on storage
    5. Right click on your datastore
    6. Select Browser Datastore…
    7. Select the upload symbol.
    8. Select upload file
    9. Select your update-file
    10. File is uploading…
  3. When it is uploaded activate your SSH Server to trigger the update.
    1. Open your VMware vSphere Client
    2. Click on your host
    3. Click on configuration
    4. Click on security Policy.
    5. Click on properties.
    6. Activate the SSH server service.
  4. Start putty and connect to your server. Login with root.
  5. Depending on where you uploaded your ESXi 5.1.0 update file you need to execute this command to updated your server:
  6. esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi510-201210001.zip
  7. After a while the result of the update appears:

Installation Result

   Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.

   Reboot Required: true

   VIBs Installed: VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-amd_0.3.10-3vmw.510.0.0.799733, …snip…

 VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-amd_0.3.10-3vmw.500.0.0.469512, …snip…

VIBs Skipped:

  1. As you can see the updated completed successfully.
  2. Reboot your server with the command reboot.

 

Sources:

http://www.sysstem.at/2012/11/upgrade-vmware-vsphere-hypervisor-esxi-version-5-0-0-to-5-1-0-with-ghettovcb/

http://www.tinkertry.com/patchesxi50/

http://www.tinkertry.com/windows-8-consumer-preview-on-esxi-5-0-patch-02/

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