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Update ESXi 5.0 to 5.5 remotely

I needed to update a server from ESXi 5.0 to 5.5 which was hosted with OVH. I really didnt want to rebuild it using their installer as it would mean reformatting and rebuilding and also a lot of downtime. Luckily, it seems its possible to update it using esxicli. This is how i did it.

First, enable remote SSH if you havnt already. If it comes from OVH, it should do already.

Run the following commands to kick it off.

open firewall for outgoing http requests:

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<pre class="wp-block-preformatted">```
esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient
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#### Install the ESXi 5.5 U1 Imageprofile from the VMware Online depot

```
esxcli software profile update -d 
https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml
 -p ESXi-5.5.0-20140302001-standard
```
```

#### Reboot your host

`reboot`

It will look like it isnt realyl doing anything, but you can tail `/var/log/esxupdate.log`

You can check your ESXi version with `vmware -v`

Thats all.
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