You'll see the updating process running and when you'll want to connect to your ESXi 4.1 host again with your vSphere Client, the vSphere client will update itself automatically…. Now, if you don't put your host in maintenance mode first you'll get a message complaining about that…. Now you will need to use the command vihost update in folowing format: vihostupdate –server host name or IP address -i -b location of the ESXi upgrade ZIP bundle -B ESXi4.1-to-ESXi4.1UPDATE01Įnter: “ perl –server 192.168.1.10 –username root –password password -i -b update-from-esxi4.1-4.1_update01.zip” Open the vCLI command prompt and CD to the c:Program FilesVMwareVMware vSphere CLIbin directoryĠ5. Copy the downloaded ZIP package – the update-form-esxi4.1-4.1_update01.zip to the bin directory of WMware vCli.Ġ4.
Download VMware vCLI here and install it on your Windows box.Ġ3.
Go to this adress and download the zip file (206 Mb).Ġ2. First of all you'll need to download the update package for ESXi 4.1. You'll need the upgrade file and VMware vCLI.Ġ1. You'll need few things before you can start the patching process. :) and it does give you an access to update manager where you can manage you patches via the GUI. The vSphere Essentials Kit starts at $611. If you just starting to test ESXi 4.1 Free version, it's ok, but if you put your Free ESXi in production, consider of buying a license. I'll show you the exact steps which are necessary to be able to update ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 4.1 update 1 – free version of VMware Hypervizor.
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etc/vmware/oem.xml etc/vmware/support etc/vmware/vmware.lic The drivers included in this ESXi image by Dell as part of the customization process are:- Broadcom Drivers (Available at ) = bnx2 - 2.2.1l.v41.1 bnx2x - 1.72.54.v41.1 bnx2i - 2.72.10.v41.2 cnic - 1.72.50.v41.1 tg3 - 3.123b.v40.1 Brocade Drivers (Available at ) = bfa - 3.1.0.0 bna - 3.1.0.0 Dell Storage Controller Drivers (Available at ) = megaraid_sas - 00.00.05.37 mpt2sas - 14.00.00.00.1vmw Emulex Drivers (Available at ) = be2iscsi - 4.1.334.301 be2net - 4.1.334.0 lpfc820 - 0:8.2.1.141.55 Intel Drivers (Available at ) = Igb - 3.2.10 ixgbe - 3.9.13-NAPI Qlogic Drivers (Available at ) = qla2xxx - 841.k1.42.1-1vmw qla4xxx - 524.01.45-2vmw qlcnic - 4.0.744 qlge - v1.00.00.47-0517c NOTE: The list of files appended/modified/customized by Dell may change during a later release. For detailed instructions to install and use Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, see the Dell OpenManage documentation at Dell also modifies the below files as part of customization.
For Dell Support documentation on VMware ESX/ESXi, refer This Dell Customized VMware ESXi image does not include Dell OpenManage Server Administrator.