After your ESXi host restarts, connect via SSH and run the following command to exit maintenance mode:Īt this point, your ESXi host should be upgraded to ESXi 6.x. Once the update has been installed and prompts you to reboot, run the following command to restart:ħ. Running esxcli software profile install may overwrite drivers that your ESXi host needs.Ħ. Note: It is very important that you run esxcli software profile update here. Once you’ve identified the correct version of VMware (as of 4-18-2015, this is ESXi-6.0.0-20150404001-standard), run the following command to download and install the update.Įsxcli software profile update -d -p ESXi-6.0.0-20150404001-standard Learn about update and upgrade processes in vSphere by learning about patches, extensions, remediation, rollbacks, and more.

You want the latest one that ends in “-standard” for your version of VMware.Įsxcli software sources profile list -d | grep ESXi-6ĥ. Next, run the following command to list the ESXi 6.x updates available. After putting ESXi into maintenance mode, run the following command to set the correct firewall rules for the httpClient:Įsxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClientĤ. Connect via SSH and run the following command to enter maintenance mode:ģ. Shut down all VMs running on your ESXi host machine.Ģ. To upgrade from ESXi 5.5 to 6.0 using esxcli:ġ. However, it is also possible to perform the upgrade from 5.5 to 6.0 via SSH and esxcli.

In the wake of VMware’s release of ESXi 6.0, I upgraded my ESXi 5.5 server to ESXi 6 using the install ISO file.

Vmware esxi 5 to 6 upgrade