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Add any required 3rd party VIBs as desired to the image.

Download an ESXi ISO image from the VMware respository.

Procedure Steps to prepare and run the script:

Downloaded ISO of the ESXi image to deploy.

VUM version matching the major build to be deployed (no 5.5 VUM to deploy ESXi 6.5).

PowerCLI 5.5 or higher (tested with 6.5).

Once the host re-connects to the vCenter Server, the host is removed from maintenance mode and the process begins again.

Host will wait 4-5 minutes following the successful upgrade while logs are sent to VUM.

The installer is downloaded to the host.

All VMs are migrated to other hosts in the cluster. Only hosts with a successful backup and are noncompliant are upgraded.įinally, the baseline is applied to each host serially and the upgrade begins. Hosts which are not compliant are placed into a variable and compared to the hosts which backed up their configuration successfully.

Incompatible: The host either requires a reboot or a 3rd party driver is not compatible with the version.

The upgrade baseline is then applied and each host is checked for compliance.

In the event a host experiences and issue following the upgrade, the host configuration can quickly be restored.

These ISOs may prevent the host from entering maintenance mode.Ī backup of all host configurations is then taken and stored in the "ConfigBackupLocation" which was specified. It then gets all hosts in the cluster to be upgraded and attempts to disconnect any ISOs which may be connected to VMs. Mutiple clusters can be specified if desired. Summary The script first gets the cluster objects which were specified. Clusters can be upgraded one at a time and the script accepts pipeline in the ClusterName paramater to upgrade multiple clusters if desired.

Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.Host upgrade performs configuration backups and uses VUM to upgrade hosts which are backed up and "NonCompliant" serially.

Register for ESXi (Enter some personal information)Īfter registration, you will receive a unique license key and access to the binaries. If you already have an ESXi 6.0 license key, you don't need to sign up for a new key.

Go to VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 Download Page.

Free ESXi cannot be added to a vCenter Server.

The binaries you will receive as "Free Hypervisor" are 100% identical to the paid version. The license key can be created for free at VMwares website. VSphere 6.5 has been released and as known from previous versions, VMware provides a free version of their Hypervisor ESXi for everyone again.