Comments on: Upgrading ESXi 4 to Update 1 – Host Update Utility

By: Alex Shinkarenko

Alex Shinkarenko — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:00:29 +0000

What's different between 'Patch host' and 'Upgrade host' buttons?

By: Paris

Paris — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:56:43 +0000

This is what the output should look like :

Start installing patches
Installing patches on 192.168.0.15 : ESXi400-201006201-UG, ESXi400-201006202-UG, ESXi400-201006203-UG, ESXi400-Update02
Trying to put the host into maintenance mode
Entered maintenance mode successfully
Start uploading files to host
Metadata and binaries have been successfully uploaded
Start rebooting host 192.168.0.15
Start rebooting host
Host reboot started successfully, Please make sure the host is successfully booted
Reboot host succeeded 192.168.0.15
Installing patches succeeded on host 192.168.0.15
Installation of patches succeeded

Patching has succeeded.

The host will be rebooted....

By: robmo

robmo — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:42:29 +0000

Hi,

After I posted my question, I kept looking around for awhile and
eventually I found the utility. Once I installed it, the rest of the
operation was a piece of cake. The hardest part for me was to find the
utility.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to respond!

Rob

By: Fernando González Macías

Fernando González Macías — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:31:04 +0000

I have the same problem with VHUU to upgrade my free ESXi installation from 4.0 to 4.0 Update 1.

I obtain "An error has occured. Download failed". I haven't a proxy. My connection to Internet is direct. Any idea about it?

I don't find anything about it?

Thanks in advance.

By: professionalvmware

professionalvmware — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:36:01 +0000

Rob,

My example was preformed against the free version of ESXi 4.0. When installing the vSphere client, one of the selectable options is to install the Host Update Utility. Are you having any specific errors, or just unable to find the utility?

By: robmo

robmo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:32:40 +0000

How do you upgrade the free version of ESXi 4.0 to Update 1? It appears as though the vSphere Host Update Utility is available to paying customers only. There are no features in the vSphere Client to facilitate the upgrade.

Is the only option to upgrade the free version to use the installable ISO and start over? I would prefer to not have to rebuild my whole network.

Do you any suggestions?

By: wizdude

wizdude — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:26:22 +0000

there is no “4.0.1″. this is 4.0 update 1. it's the vmware equivalent of a service pack, thus only the build number changes.

By: professionalvmware

professionalvmware — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:33:47 +0000

Does it consistently fail at this step? Have you verified external
connectivity, etc?

By: John Locke

John Locke — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:12:59 +0000

What if it fails connecting to the patches repository with the message “An error has occurred. Download failed.”?? Thank you.

By: Henrik Svendsen

Henrik Svendsen — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:45:40 +0000

Took mine about 30 – 45 min…
Fujitsu Siemens Primergy TX120@1800Mhz + 5 GB ram.