Shutdown/migrate all VMs

Enter maintenance mode

vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

Backup current config

vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/sync_config          # sync config with persistent storage
vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/backup_config        # create backup with download link

check installed vibs

esxcli software vib lis

Apply patches

esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/6177dced-35509914-62a6-c4346ba93614/patches/ESXi650-202202001.zip > /var/log/sit-patch-ESXi650-202202001.log 2&>1         # stable ssh connection
nohup esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/6177dced-35509914-62a6-c4346ba93614/patches/ESXi650-202202001.zip > /var/log/sit-patch-ESXi650-202202001.log 2&>1   # unstable ssh connection

reboot after all patches are installed

reboot

verify newly installed vibs

esxcli software vib list

Exit maintenance mode

vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

View live log

tail -f /var/log/sit-patch-ESXi650-202202001.log

Shutdown/migrate all VMs

Enter maintenance mode

vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

Backup current config

vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/sync_config          # sync config with persistent storage
vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/backup_config        # create backup with download link

check installed vibs

esxcli software vib list

check image profiles in depot

esxcli software sources profile list --depot=/vmfs/volumes/602b6b5a-37187eec-e182-bc97e1e50d80/update/VMware-ESXi-7.0U3n-21930508-depot.zip

Apply updates/upgrades

esxcli software profile update --depot=/vmfs/volumes/602b6b5a-37187eec-e182-bc97e1e50d80/update/VMware-ESXi-7.0U3n-21930508-depot.zip --profile=ESXi-7.0U3n-21930508-standard > /var/log/sit-update-ESXi-7.0U3n-21930508.log 2&>1         # stable ssh connection
nohup esxcli software profile update --depot=/vmfs/volumes/602b6b5a-37187eec-e182-bc97e1e50d80/update/VMware-ESXi-7.0U3n-21930508-depot.zip --profile=ESXi-7.0U3n-21930508-standard > /var/log/sit-update-ESXi-7.0U3n-21930508.log 2&>1   # unstable ssh connection

reboot after all patches are installed

reboot

verify newly installed vibs

esxcli software vib list

Exit maintenance mode

vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

View live log

tail -f /var/log/sit-update-ESXi-7.0U3n-21930508.log