{"id":21,"date":"2020-06-05T11:47:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T11:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clouditblog.com\/?p=21"},"modified":"2023-06-29T20:17:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T19:17:30","slug":"how-to-upgrade-esxi-6-5-host-with-vcenter-6-5-vmware-update-manager-vum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clouditblog.com\/?p=21","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading ESXi 6.5 hosts with VUM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Using Runecast <\/a>(great tool, more posts to come) we can see this ESXi host has been selected has 89 issues that need to be resolved:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I personally check the following before starting as these are common reasons for post remediation issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cluster \u2013 Configure \u2013 Services – make sure vSphere DRS is set to Manual:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cluster \u2013 Configure \u2013 Services -untick vSphere HA and Proactive HA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cluster \u2013 Configure \u2013 Configuration \u2013 VMware EVC – Enable  for the chipset you are using<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Highlight the ESXi host you want to patch, then under the Update Manager tab select Scan for Updates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select what you want to Scan for and click OK:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once Scan has completed Click on Stage Patches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note that if you click Remediation, everything will take place in one go (staging is where the patches are uploaded to the host pre-install)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Select the Baselines you want to apply and then click next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Verify the host you want to patch is selected and the click next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select Patches and Extensions you want to be staged and click next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click Finish:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wait for the staging of patches to complete:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click on Remediate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select Baselines you want to apply and click Next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Verify the Host and click Next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Verify that the patches selected are ones you want to install and click Next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Options 1 and 2 is for you to decide. I choose to do this when I am available to monitor, however a lot of admins to it out of hours. Click Next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The depends on your environment and the situation, for example you might want VMs to reboot at the same time. It is safer to leave VMs as-is for this update. Click Next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Same as before. Click Next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Running Pre-check Remediation is a safe way to see if you will have any issues, if you do, resolve them and come back to this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you get no issues click Finish as above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wait for the Remediation to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Check Update manager for host and it should now show it is Compliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Runecast still reports issues for this host, but there are a lot less to action now! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using Runecast (great tool, more posts to come) we can see this ESXi host has been selected has 89 issues that need to be resolved: I personally check the following before starting as these are common reasons for post remediation issues: Cluster \u2013 Configure \u2013 Services – make sure vSphere DRS is set to Manual: Cluster \u2013 Configure \u2013 Services -untick vSphere HA and Proactive HA: Cluster \u2013 Configure \u2013 Configuration \u2013 VMware EVC – Enable  for the chipset you are using Highlight the ESXi host you want to patch,…<\/p>\n

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