Upload the update-from-esx4.0-4.0_update04.zip file to a datastore using the vSphere Client.
Logon to the ESX host via SSH and sudo to root.
Verify hard drive capacity by entering
vdf –h
Example output:
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdc5 4.9G 1.6G 3.0G 35% /
/dev/sda1 1.1G 75M 952M 8% /boot
/dev/sdc1 2.0G 69M 1.8G 4% /var/log
/vmfs/devices 67G 0 67G 0% /vmfs/devices
/vmfs/volumes/4e81683d-9a462e18-9811-0011258d5d14
546G 90G 456G 16% /vmfs/volumes/Storage1
/vmfs/volumes/4e82a282-b06c1d10-f221-0011258d5d15
49G 10G 39G 20% /vmfs/volumes/ISO
Change to /var/updates directory. If it does not exist create it via
mkdir /var/updates
Navigate to the location you uploaded ESX-4.0.0-update01a.zip to and move it to /var/updates
mv update-from-esx4.0-4.0_update04.zip /var/updates
Change back to the /var/updates directory confirm the patch and its contents via
esxupdate --bundle file:///var/updates/update-from-esx4.0-4.0_update04.zip scan
Expected output;
update-from-esx4.0-4.0_updat.. ######################################## [100%] Applicable bulletins with updates are listed. ----Bulletin ID---- ---Date--- ----------------Summary----------------- ESX400-201111201-SG 2011-11-18 Updates VMkernel, VMX, Hostd, and Apps ESX400-Update04 2011-11-18 VMware ESX 4.0 Complete Update 4 Esxupdate local cache states: Location: /tmp/updatecache Available space: XXXX [MB]
Verify that the patch isn’t already installed via
esxupdate query
Expected output;
--Bulletin ID-- -----Installed----- ------------Summary------------- ESX400-Update01 2011-09-27T15:49:05 VMware ESX 4.0 Complete Update 1 ESX400-Update01a 2012-01-18T09:16:43 VMware ESX 4.0 Complete Update 1 ESX400-201006202-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the VMware ESX 4.0 mpt2sas device driver ESX400-201006205-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the ESX 4.0 SCSI/iSCSI driver ESX400-201006206-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the VMware ESX 4.0 ixgbe device driver ESX400-201006207-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the ESX 4.0 Intel igb driver ESX400-201006214-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the VMware ESX 4.0 cciss device driver ESX400-201006218-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the VMware ESX 4.0 SCSI lpfc820 device driver ESX400-201006219-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the VMware ESX 4.0 ATA libata device driver ESX400-201105201-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 Core and CIM components ESX400-201105202-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 remove-rpms ESX400-201105203-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 EHCI HCD device driver ESX400-201105204-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 USB core component ESX400-201105205-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 SCSI qla4xxx driver ESX400-201105206-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 USB storage component ESX400-201105207-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 SCSI qla2xxx driver ESX400-201105209-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 e1000e drivers ESX400-201105210-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 mptsas, mptspi drivers ESX400-201105212-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 nx-nic device driver ESX400-201105213-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 3w-9xxx: scsi driver for VMware ESX ESX400-201105215-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 scsi hpsa device driver ESX400-201105216-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 bnx2x device driver ESX400-201105217-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 Megaraid SAS driver ESX400-201105218-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 bnx2 device driver ESX400-201105219-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 scsi-aic79xx driver
Note that update04 patches are not present in the list. If they are present the patch has already been installed.
Shutdown or Migrate all the guests behind hosted by the server.
Place the host into Maintenance Mode via
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
Perform a simulated update via
esxupdate --bundle file:///var/updates/update-from-esx4.0-4.0_update04.zip stage
Expected output;
update-from-esx4.0-4.0_update.. ######################################## [100%] Unpacking krb5-libs-1.6.1-55... ######################################## [100%] Unpacking vmware-esx-scripts-.. ######################################## [100%] … … Unpacking vmware-hostd-esx-4... ######################################## [100%] Unpacking glibc-common-2.5-58.. ######################################## [100%]
Note there may several “skipping” entries and there will be numerous unpacking entries.
If there are reported errors return the server from maintenance mode via
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
and start / migrate the guests back online.
If there are no reported errors, run the update via
esxupdate --bundle file:///var/updates/update-from-esx4.0-4.0_update04.zip update
Expected output similar to above, with
Installing tzdata ######################################## [100%]
per installed patch, ending with;
The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
When prompted, reboot the server via
shutdown –r 0
Once the server has restarted logon to the ESX host via SSH and sudo to root.
Confirm the patch has been applied via
esxupdate query
Expected output;
----Bulletin ID---- -----Installed----- ------------------------Summary------------------------- ESX400-Update01 2011-09-27T15:49:05 VMware ESX 4.0 Complete Update 1 ESX400-Update01a 2012-01-18T09:16:43 VMware ESX 4.0 Complete Update 1 ESX400-201006205-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the ESX 4.0 SCSI/iSCSI driver ESX400-201006206-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the VMware ESX 4.0 ixgbe device driver ESX400-201006207-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the ESX 4.0 Intel igb driver ESX400-201006214-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the VMware ESX 4.0 cciss device driver ESX400-201006218-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the VMware ESX 4.0 SCSI lpfc820 device driver ESX400-201006219-UG 2012-01-18T10:26:07 Updates the VMware ESX 4.0 ATA libata device driver ESX400-201105202-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 remove-rpms ESX400-201105203-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 EHCI HCD device driver ESX400-201105204-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 USB core component ESX400-201105205-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 SCSI qla4xxx driver ESX400-201105206-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 USB storage component ESX400-201105207-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 SCSI qla2xxx driver ESX400-201105212-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 nx-nic device driver ESX400-201105213-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 3w-9xxx: scsi driver for VMware ESX ESX400-201105215-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates ESX 4.0 scsi hpsa device driver ESX400-201105216-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 bnx2x device driver ESX400-201105217-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 Megaraid SAS driver ESX400-201105218-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 bnx2 device driver ESX400-201105219-UG 2012-01-18T11:04:08 Updates the ESX 4.0 scsi-aic79xx driver ESX400-201111201-SG 2012-01-18T12:21:18 Updates VMkernel, VMX, Hostd, and Apps
Note the update04 patches now appear in the list.
Return the server from Maintenance Mode via
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
Delete the patch download via
rm /var/updates/*.zip
Start / migrate the guests back online.
When reconnecting via the vSphere Client follow the instructions to update.
Perform an automatic upgrade of VMTools on the guests (this may cause a guest reboot).
Satish
Quick question..do i need to disconnect the fibre channel from the esx host before running esxupdate? we are having shared SAN storage between multiple esx hosts in the cluster.
aaron
In my experience Satish you can run the patch with all your connections in place.