- download necessary patches from VMWare
- upload patch file to a datastore local to the ESXi installation (place patches into patch directory)
- place server into maintenance mode
If you have the vCLI tools installed onto your computer you can execute patch remotely
- command prompt and navigate to the bin directory of the CLI tools, execute the following command to apply the update
esxcli --server=192.168.0.25 --username=root software vib update --depot=/vmfs/volumes/DATASTORE/DIRECTORY/ESXi510-201305001.zip
- reboot the server to complete the update
Without the CLI tools available you will have to SSH into the ESXi server to execute and apply the update.
- start the SSH service on the ESXi host; Configuration Tab, Security Profile, Properties in the upper right, highlight SSH, Options button
- SSH into the ESXi host as root
- execute the command to apply the update,
esxcli software vib update --depot=/vmfs/volumes/DATASTORE/DIRECTORY/ESXi510-201305001.zip
- reboot the server to complete the update
