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2V0-622 · Question #155

An administrator is unable to patch an ESXi 6.x host using VMware Update Manager. What is an alternative option for patching a host?

The correct answer is A. Upload the offline bundle to a datastore and execute the command esxcli software vib install -d to. When VMware Update Manager is unavailable, ESXi 6.x hosts can be patched manually via CLI using esxcli with an offline bundle depot uploaded to a datastore.

Section 4 – Upgrade vSphere 6.x to vSphere 6.5

Question

An administrator is unable to patch an ESXi 6.x host using VMware Update Manager. What is an alternative option for patching a host?

Options

  • AUpload the offline bundle to a datastore and execute the command esxcli software vib install -d to
  • BUpload the vib to a datastore and execute the command esxcli software vib install -d to apply it
  • CUpload the offline bundle to a datastore and execute the command esxupdate install -v to apply it
  • DUpload the vib to a datastore and execute the command esxupdate install -v to apply it manually.

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  • C
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  • D
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Why each option

When VMware Update Manager is unavailable, ESXi 6.x hosts can be patched manually via CLI using esxcli with an offline bundle depot uploaded to a datastore.

AUpload the offline bundle to a datastore and execute the command esxcli software vib install -d toCorrect

The command 'esxcli software vib install -d' is the correct syntax for applying an offline bundle to an ESXi 6.x host. The '-d' flag designates a depot, which is the ZIP-format offline bundle containing multiple VIBs, and the full datastore path is passed as the argument - making this the proper method for manual patching when VUM is unavailable.

BUpload the vib to a datastore and execute the command esxcli software vib install -d to apply it

The '-d' flag designates a depot (offline bundle ZIP), not an individual VIB file; a single VIB requires the '-v' flag with 'esxcli software vib install -v', so this choice mismatches flag and file type.

CUpload the offline bundle to a datastore and execute the command esxupdate install -v to apply it

'esxupdate' is a legacy command from ESXi 4.x and earlier and is not supported or available in ESXi 6.x; 'esxcli' is the correct toolset for ESXi 6.x patching.

DUpload the vib to a datastore and execute the command esxupdate install -v to apply it manually.

'esxupdate' is not available in ESXi 6.x, and even if it were, 'install -v' would reference a VIB file, not an offline bundle depot.

Concept tested: Manual ESXi 6.x patching via esxcli offline bundle

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.esxi.upgrade.doc/GUID-E51C5DB6-F28D-4F5A-85B0-DAECCC06C0AB.html

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#esxcli software vib install#offline bundle#ESXi patching#VUM alternative

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