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The ESXi host will process the ZIP file automatically to pull out the modules and metadata. You don’t need to extract the ZIP file as part of the upgrade process. Offline bundles are collections of VIBs bundled with metadata describing their contents. This ZIP file – and all ESXi patches – are what is referred to as an “offline bundle”. In my case, I went ahead and downloaded ESXi670-201901001.zip. Once you’ve been able to get the build number for your desired patch, you can visit the VMware Patch Tool site. The KB we’re interested in for ESXi is KB 2143832. The best place to start is VMware KB 1014508, which provides links to numerous KB articles that can be used for cross referencing build numbers with friendly versions names. Release names generally contain the release date in them. And to make things more confusing, a special ‘Release Name’ is quite often referenced in security bulletins and other documents. In addition to this, major update releases are referred to as ‘U’, for example, 6.7 U1. The EP in the name denotes an ‘Express Patch’ with a limited number of fixes released outside of the regular patch cadence, where as a ‘P’ release is a standard patch.
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In other cases, a friendly name is referenced – something like 6.7 EP06 or 6.5 P03. In some cases, a build number is referenced, for example, 10302608.
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There is quite often some confusion surrounding the naming of VMware patch releases. In my situation, the ESXi 6.7 U1 ESXi hosts (build 10302608) are not compatible with NSX-T 2.4.0, so I need to get them patched to at least 6.7 EP06 (build 11675023).īefore you get started, you’ll want to figure out which patch release you want to update to.