VMware: VMware vShphere Host Update Utility still the fastest way to apply 4.1 Update 1
The VMware Host Update Utility can’t “Upgrade Host” your system anymore since vSphere 4.1 with the download .zip files (in my case to upgrade to vSphere 4.1 Update 1 – update-from-esxi4.1-4.1_update01.zip ) …but you can still use the “Scan for Patches” option to apply the latest patches or even full Updates.
Today I updated my ESXi 4.1.0 server to Update 1 with the VMware Host Update Utility
Update time: 4 minutes
Upgrade log:
Patching 192.168.77.130
Start uploading files to host
Metadata and binaries have been successfully uploaded
Scanning the host completed
Start installing patches
Installing patches on 192.168.77.130 : ESXi410-201101201-SG, ESXi410-201101202-UG, ESXi410-201101223-UG, ESXi410-201101224-UG, ESXi410-Update01
Trying to put the host into maintenance mode
Entered maintenance mode successfully
Start uploading files to host
Metadata and binaries have been successfully uploaded
Start rebooting host 192.168.77.130
Start rebooting host
Host reboot started successfully, Please make sure the host is successfully booted
Reboot host succeeded 192.168.77.130
Installing patches succeeded on host 192.168.77.130
Installation of patches succeededPatching has succeeded.
The host will be rebooted….Success
^ Note: The process will auto join maintenance mode, after installation the host will reboot automatically
VMkernel Release Build 348481
You can still apply Upgrades with this article:
https://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/15/vmware-failed-to-read-the-upgrade-package-metadata-xml-upgrading-to-esxi-4-1/
Thanks this is much faster and controlled update, thnx Sander
Thnx, upgraded without any problem
How did you do this on multiple ESXi servers? We’ve got 25 servers.. I won’t do this by hand
You can use VMware Update Manager (VUM) or doing this by CLI like my first comment
Does anyone know of any known bugs while using this option? Or other for that matter..
Nope no bugs, Host Update Utility is an official supported application. It only doesn’t support the rollback function.. VMware Update Manager does.
+ You can update/patch with this tool by GUI (no console or CLI)
+ You can update/patch without vCenter
+ You can update/patch multiple hosts one-by-one (VUM also)
– You can’t upgrade to a new version
– You can only connect with the “root” account
@sanderdaems
NICE. Thanks for the info 🙂
Who, thats easy!