2V0-622 · Question #482
What is the command for updating an ESXi host?
The correct answer is A. esxcli software vib update -d "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore/DirectoryName/PatchName.zip". The correct esxcli command for updating an ESXi host using a patch ZIP file requires the 'software vib update' subcommand with the '-d' flag pointing to the depot path.
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What is the command for updating an ESXi host?
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- Aesxcli software vib update -d "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore/DirectoryName/PatchName.zip"
- Besxupdate software update -d "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore/DirectoryName/PatchName.zip"
- Cesxcli software update -d "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore/DirectoryName/PatchName.zip"
- Desxupdate software vib update -d "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore/DirectoryName/PatchName.zip"
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The correct esxcli command for updating an ESXi host using a patch ZIP file requires the 'software vib update' subcommand with the '-d' flag pointing to the depot path.
The correct syntax is 'esxcli software vib update -d <path>' where 'software vib' is the required namespace and subnamespace, and '-d' specifies the offline bundle depot path on the datastore.
'esxupdate' is a legacy tool that is not the current CLI utility for ESXi patching; the correct binary is 'esxcli'.
The 'vib' subnamespace is missing - 'esxcli software update' is not a valid command path; it must be 'esxcli software vib update'.
'esxupdate' is not the correct command-line tool; the valid tool is 'esxcli', making this command syntactically invalid.
Concept tested: ESXi host patching via esxcli CLI
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-esxi-upgrade/GUID-29491EDA-4B64-4CB5-8216-A6C9E00DAEFA.html
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