VMWare Patching Notes

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Patching VMWare ESXi 6.5 Host: 

esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/DS-iSCSI-SAN1/iso/

ESXi650-201701001.zip ESXi650-201703001.zip ESXi650-201703002.zip ESXi650-201704001.zip

To determine the VMware Tool version Windows:

From the Console or an remote desktop session, open VMware Tools from the Task Bar and click About. From the directory located at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\, run the command: 

VMwareToolboxCmd.exe -v

Linux: From the Console, run the vmware-toolbox command from terminal and click About. To determine the vmware-tools version, run the command: 

vmware-toolbox-cmd -v

Determining the build number of ESX/ESXi at the console To determine the build number of ESX/ESXi by using the console: Note: This article assumes you have working knowledge of a Linux based environment. For more information, see Common Linux-based operating system operations (1022050). Log in to the ESX/ESXi host at the console as root. To connect remotely, see Enabling root SSH login on an ESX host (8375637). 

vmware -v

Make note of the build number displayed in the output.

Patching VMWare vCenter Server Appliance 

software-packages install --iso --acceptEulas
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