Installing VIB fails with the error: Unknown command or namespace software vib install
Article ID: 305132
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Products
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
- Cannot install VIB files.
- Installing VIB files fails.
- You see the error:
Unknown command or namespace software vib install
- In the esxupdate.log file located at /var/log/, you see entries similar to:
<YYYY-MM-DD><time> esxupdate: downloader: DEBUG: Downloading from </time><vib file>...
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: File "/usr/lib/vmware/esxcli-software", line 435, in <module>
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: main()
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: File "/usr/lib/vmware/esxcli-software", line 428, in main
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: ret = CMDTABLE[command](options)
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: File "/usr/lib/vmware/esxcli-software", line 337, in VibInstallCmd
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: checkacceptance=checkacceptance)
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: File "/build/mts/release/bora-469512/bora/build/esx/release/python-2.6-lib-zip-stage/469512/visor/pylib/python2.6/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 220, in InstallVibsFromSources
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: File "/build/mts/release/bora-469512/bora/build/esx/release/python-2.6-lib-zip-stage/469512/visor/pylib/python2.6/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 153, in GetVibsFromSources
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: File "/build/mts/release/bora-469512/bora/build/esx/release/python-2.6-lib-zip-stage/469512/visor/pylib/python2.6/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 259, in _getVibsFromUrls
<YYYY-MM-DD><time></time> esxupdate: root: ERROR: VibDownloadError: ('<vib file>', None, '(\'<vib file>\', \'\', "[Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error [Errno 2] No such file or directory: \'/var/log/vmware/</span><vib file path>'>")')
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
Cause
This issue occurs if the VIB file path is invalid.
Resolution
To resolve the issue, ensure that the VIB file path is correct. If the installation still fails, move the VIB file to different location or to local storage.
Note: Ensure to provide the complete VIB file path when installing from local storage.
For Example:
- esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/vib name
- esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/vib name
For more information on installing VIB files, see Installing patches on an ESXi 5.x host from the command line (2008939).
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