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)
#ADD PCI TO VM ESXI 6.5 UPDATE#
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
#ADD PCI TO VM ESXI 6.5 HOW TO#
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.
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