VM vSphere Standalone host update

1. Enable SSH
2. Set Host in Maintenance mode
3. Select Data Store and upload Offline Bundle
4. Putty to host
5. Determine which VIBs are installed on the host: esxcli –server=<server_name> software vib list Determine which image profiles are available in the depot.: esxcli –server=<server_name> software sources profile list –depot=http://<web_server>/<depot_name>
   
   Update the existing image profile to include the VIBs or install new VIBs: esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/<DATASTORE>/<Name Offline Bundle> -p <profile>

Verify that the VIBs are installed on your ESXi host: esxcli –server=<server_name> software vib list

esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/<DATASTORE>/<Name Offline Bundle> -p <profile>
esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/LUN-03/VMware-ESXi-7.0U3-18644231-depot.zip -p ESXi-7.0U3-18644231-standard

6. reboot
7. Check host
8. Exit Maintenance mode