Upgrading from ESXi 6.7 to ESXi 6.7 U1 or later through "esxcli vib update" method fails
Article ID: 316421
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Products
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
- Upgrading ESXi 6.7 to ESXi 6.7 U1 or later through esxcli vib install or update command fails.
- You see error message similar to:
[DependencyError]
VIB VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.7.0-1.25.xxxxxxx requires esx-update >= 6.7.0-1.25, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile.
VIB VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.7.0-1.25.xxxxxxx requires esx-update << 6.7.0-1.26, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile.
Please refer to the log file for more details
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
Cause
This issue is caused by a dependency between esx-base VIB and the new esx-update VIB.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, follow any of the following two methods:
- Using profile update command:
- To get a list of available profiles within a path use the command below:
esxcli software sources profile list -d <location of ZIP file>
- Run this command to update the host:
esxcli software profile update - p <profile name> -d <location of ZIP file>
Example:
# esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.7.0-2018xxxxxxx-standard -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/update-from-esxi6.7-6.7_update01.zip
- Using VIB install command:
- Run this command to update the host:
esxcli software vib install -n <vibname1> -n <vibname2> ... -d <location of ZIP file>
Note: vibnames are from the patch/bulletin to be installed.
Example:
# esxcli software vib install -n esx-base -n vsan -n vsanhealth -n esx-update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/update-from-esxi6.7-6.7_update01.zip
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