2V0-621 · Question #80
What three supported methods can be used to upgrade a host from ESXi 5.x to ESXi 6.x? (Choose three.)
The correct answer is A. vSphere Update Manager C. esxcli D. vSphere Auto Deploy. Three official methods exist for upgrading an ESXi host from version 5.x to 6.x, covering GUI-based, command-line, and stateless deployment scenarios.
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What three supported methods can be used to upgrade a host from ESXi 5.x to ESXi 6.x? (Choose three.)
Options
- AvSphere Update Manager
- Bvihostupdate
- Cesxcli
- DvSphere Auto Deploy
- Eesxupdate
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Why each option
Three official methods exist for upgrading an ESXi host from version 5.x to 6.x, covering GUI-based, command-line, and stateless deployment scenarios.
vSphere Update Manager provides a centralized, GUI-driven upgrade workflow integrated with vCenter. esxcli supports in-place command-line upgrades using the software profile update subcommand. vSphere Auto Deploy enables stateless hosts to be re-provisioned with a new ESXi 6.x image at next boot, and all three are documented upgrade paths for the 5.x to 6.x transition.
vihostupdate was removed from vSphere starting with version 6.0 and is not a supported tool for upgrading hosts to ESXi 6.x.
esxupdate is a legacy tool from ESXi 3.x and 4.x that was deprecated before ESXi 5.x and is not supported for upgrading to ESXi 6.x.
Concept tested: Supported upgrade methods from ESXi 5.x to 6.x
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.upgrade.doc/GUID-65B5B313-3DBB-4490-8D1A-5DE5B2A2BF23.html
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