Tag: esxcli

In a previous post I wrote about how to update ESXi 6.5 using Command Line. It’s 6.7 time now, so here is the article explaining how to upgrade ESXi from 6.5 to 6.7 with the command line (esxcli). This method works either the ESXi server is standalone or added to a vCenter Server (I will use no component of vCenter Server).

As a prerequisite, I placed the ESXi 6.5 server in maintenance mode.

Upgrade ESXi from 6.5 to 6.7 with Command Line – Check ESXi Version

To find the current version of ESXi, after I connected with PuTTY to the server, I ran this command:

esxcli system version get

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In a previous post I wrote about how to easily update ESXi 6.5 using Update Manager. This time I will show another method of updating ESXi, more specific I will update ESXi 6.5 with the command line tool (esxcli). This method works either the ESXi server is standalone or added to a vCenter Server (I will use no component of vCenter Server).

When is this method better than using the Update Manager? The simplest use case is when you have no vCenter Server (because Update Manager is a component of vCenter Server). In other cases, you may be more familiar running scripts than clicking into a user interface 🙂

As a prerequisite, I placed the ESXi server in maintenance mode. Let’s start!

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