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If you are upgrading from ESXi 5.5 and need to use one of the blacklisted drivers then you must follow the workaround described in my above mentioned post and install an alternative driver from the V-Front Online Depot before upgrading to ESXi 6.5. In ESXi 6.5 VMware continues to use this blacklisting method. If you are not aware of this then please read my ESXi 6.0 White box upgrade guide (section 2.) for a detailed explanation.
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With ESXi 6.0 VMware introduced the nasty concept of blacklisting unsupported legacy network drivers to prevent their installation and usage. Legacy network drivers are still blacklisted Just follow the on screen instructions and be sure to choose "Upgrade" instead of "Install" when asked. This is basically the same process that you would use for new installs. You need to log on with a MyVMware account here, but this time it's only a free registration.īurn the ISO file to a CD media and then just boot your ESXi host using this media. That means you must use the third option:ĭownload the ISO file ( VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0-4564106.x86_64.iso) from the vSphere Hypervisor Download Center. If you only have the free ESXi license registered then you will be able to download the ESXi 6.5 image only in ISO format. The issue now is that you will only be able to download the ESXi 6.5 Offline Bundle if you have a paid ESXi/vSphere license under subscription. (Replace your_datastore with the name of the datastore where you uploaded the bundle to)
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Its file name is VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-4564106-depot.zip, and if you are able to download it from the My VMware portal then you just need to upload it to a datastore of your host and run esxcli like this:Įsxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.5.0-4564106-standard -d /vmfs/volumes/your_datastore/VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-4564106-depot.zip One alternative to using the VMware Online Depot directly is to use the ESXi 6.5 GA image in Offline Bundle format. Using esxcli software profile update with the Offline Bundle
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On its help page you will also find instructions on how to use this method.Ģ. My ESXi Patch Tracker service will inform you once ESXi 6.5 hits the Online Depot. This will change at the latest when VMware publishes the first patch for ESXi 6.5. This is probably the easiest way to patch or upgrade your ESXi host, but unfortunately the ESXi 6.5 GA bits are not yet available in the VMware Online Depot, and that means you cannot use this method right now. Using esxcli software profile update with the VMware Online Depot I list them here in the order of my own preference:ġ. There are various methods to upgrade a standalone ESXi host. This blog post is my first try to explain what free license users and owners of unsupported ("white box") hardware need to know when they are going for an upgrade or installation of ESXi 6.5. In the What's New and Release Notes documents you can read all about the exciting new features, but most of them require paid licenses and a vCenter server to centrally manage your ESXi hosts. VMware has made vSphere 6.5 generally available on November 15th, and this includes the core hypervisor platform ESXi 6.5.