Step 1:
Check whether the hardware of the server meets the upgrade version 7.0
website: https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=io
Step 2:
Download the upgrade package of Esxi version 7.0 from the official website (register one without an account)
URL: https://customerconnect.vmware.com/cn/patch
Step 3:
Upload the upgrade package to the root directory of the data storage
Step 4:
Open Esxi's SSH service (close after use)
Step Five:
Enter Maintenance Mode
Step 6:
Press [Alt + F1] on the host interface to enter the Shell interface
Step 7:
Enter the account password and log in to ssh
Step 8:
View the files in the disk, (command: ls -l /vmfs/volumes) find datastorel, view the uploaded upgrade package
Step 9:
View the version of the upgrade file
[Command: esxcli software sources profile list -d /vmfs/volumes/63f844a2-78867266-43d0-000c29ab52ff/VMware-ESXi-7.0b-16324942-depot.zip]
Step 10:
Check whether the file can be upgraded successfully
[command: esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0b-16324942-standard -d /vmfs/volumes/63f844a2-78867266-43d0-000c29ab52ff/VMware-ESXi-7.0b-16324942 -depot.zip --dry-run] (The command may not be useful, so it is directly upgraded.)
Step 11:
Upgrade
[Command: esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-7.0b-16324942-standard -d /vmfs/volumes/63f844a2-78867266-43d0-000c29ab52ff/VMware-ESXi-7.0b-16324942-depot.zip 】
Step 12:
Enter the restart command
[command: reboot]
Step 13:
Check the upgrade is successful
Step 14
Enter the webpage to view and exit the maintenance mode
