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* '''get'''
* '''get'''
:Display the installed image profile.
:Display the installed image profile.
 
:* <code>esxcli software profile get</code>
* '''install'''
* '''install'''
:Installs or applies an image profile from a depot to this host. This command completely replaces the installed image with the image defined by the new image profile, and may result in the loss of installed VIBs. The common vibs between host and image profile will be skipped. To preserve installed VIBs, use profile update instead. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:Installs or applies an image profile from a depot to this host. This command completely replaces the installed image with the image defined by the new image profile, and may result in the loss of installed VIBs. The common vibs between host and image profile will be skipped. To preserve installed VIBs, use profile update instead. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:* <code>esxcli software profile install '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                        (required)
  --dry-run            Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level operations
                        that would be performed, but do not change anything in the
                        system.
  -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                        obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                        recommended unless you know what you are doing. Use of
                        this option will result in a warning being displayed in
                        the vSphere Client.  Use this option only when instructed
                        to do so by VMware Technical Support.
  --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect. Otherwise,
                        installation will stop for live installs that require
                        maintenance mode. This flag has no effect for reboot
                        required remediations.
  --no-hardware-warning Allows the transaction to proceed when hardware precheck
                        returns a warning. A hardware error will continue to be
                        shown with this option. Use of this option may result in
                        device not functioning normally.
  --no-live-install    Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                        eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause
                        installation to be skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
  --no-sig-check        Bypasses acceptance level verification, including signing.
                        Use of this option poses a large security risk and will
                        result in a SECURITY ALERT warning being displayed in the
                        vSphere Client.
  --ok-to-remove        Allows the removal of installed VIBs as part of applying
                        the image profile. If not specified, esxcli will error out
                        if applying the image profile results in the removal of
                        installed VIBs.
  -p|--profile=<str>    Specifies the name of the image profile to install.
                        (required)
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                        connections. The format is proxy-url:port.


* '''update'''
* '''update'''
:Updates the host with VIBs from an image profile in a depot. Installed VIBs may be upgraded (or downgraded if --allow-downgrades is specified), but they will not be removed. Any VIBs in the image profile which are not related to any installed VIBs will be added to the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:Updates the host with VIBs from an image profile in a depot. Installed VIBs may be upgraded (or downgraded if --allow-downgrades is specified), but they will not be removed. Any VIBs in the image profile which are not related to any installed VIBs will be added to the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:* <code>esxcli software profile update '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  --allow-downgrades    If this option is specified, then the VIBs from the image
                        profile which update, downgrade, or are new to the host
                        will be installed. If the option is not specified, then
                        the VIBs which update or are new to the host will be
                        installed.
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                        (required)
  --dry-run            Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level operations
                        that would be performed, but do not change anything in the
                        system.
  -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                        obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                        recommended unless you know what you are doing. Use of
                        this option will result in a warning being displayed in
                        the vSphere Client.  Use this option only when instructed
                        to do so by VMware Technical Support.
  --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect. Otherwise,
                        installation will stop for live installs that require
                        maintenance mode. This flag has no effect for reboot
                        required remediations.
  --no-hardware-warning Allows the transaction to proceed when hardware precheck
                        returns a warning. A hardware error will continue to be
                        shown with this option. Use of this option may result in
                        device not functioning normally.
  --no-live-install    Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                        eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause
                        installation to be skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
  --no-sig-check        Bypasses acceptance level verification, including signing.
                        Use of this option poses a large security risk and will
                        result in a SECURITY ALERT warning being displayed in the
                        vSphere Client.
  -p|--profile=<str>    Specifies the name of the image profile to update the host
                        with. (required)
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                        connections. The format is proxy-url:port.


* '''validate'''
* '''validate'''
:Validates the current image profile on the host against an image profile in a depot.
:Validates the current image profile on the host against an image profile in a depot.
:* <code>esxcli software profile validate '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                        (required)
  -p|--profile=<str>    Specifies the name of the image profile to validate the
                        host with. (required)
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                        connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
== sources ==
== sources ==
=== profile ===
=== profile ===
* '''get'''
* '''get'''
:Display details about an image profile from the depot.
:Display details about an image profile from the depot.
:* <code>esxcli software sources profile get '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                        (required)
  -p|--profile=<str>    Specifies the name of the image profile to display.
                        (required)
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                        connections. The format is proxy-url:port.


* '''list'''
* '''list'''
:List all the image profiles in a depot.
:List all the image profiles in a depot.
:* <code>esxcli software sources profile list '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                        (required)
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                        connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
=== vib ===
=== vib ===
* '''get'''
* '''get'''
:Displays detailed information about one or more VIB packages in the depot
:Displays detailed information about one or more VIB packages in the depot
 
:* <code>esxcli software sources vib get '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip
                        file.
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and
                        HTTPS connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
  -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies one or more VIBs in the depot to display
                        more information about. If this option is not
                        specified, then all of the VIB packages from the depot
                        will be displayed. Must be one of the following forms:
                        name, name:version, vendor:name, or
                        vendor:name:version.
  -v|--viburl=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies one or more URLs to VIB packages to display
                        information about. http:, https:, ftp:, and file: are
                        all supported.
* '''list'''
* '''list'''
:List all the VIBs from depots.
:List all the VIBs from depots.
:* <code>esxcli software sources vib list '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                        (required)
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                        connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
== vib ==
== vib ==
* '''list'''
* '''list'''
:Lists the installed VIB packages
:Lists the installed VIB packages
 
:* <code>esxcli software vib list '''[OPTIONS]'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip
                        file. (required)
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and
                        HTTPS connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
* '''get'''
* '''get'''
:Displays detailed information about one or more installed VIBs
:Displays detailed information about one or more installed VIBs
 
:* <code>esxcli software vib get '''[OPTIONS]'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  --rebooting-image    Displays information for the ESXi image which becomes
                        active after a reboot, or nothing if the pending-
                        reboot image has not been created yet. If not
                        specified, information from the current ESXi image in
                        memory will be returned.
  -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies one or more installed VIBs to display more
                        information about. If this option is not specified,
                        then all of the installed VIBs will be displayed. Must
                        be one of the following forms: name, name:version,
                        vendor:name, or vendor:name:version.
* '''install'''
* '''install'''
:Installs VIB packages from a URL or depot. VIBs may be installed, upgraded, or downgraded. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:Installs VIB packages from a URL or depot. VIBs may be installed, upgraded, or downgraded. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:* <code>esxcli software vib install '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip
                        file.
  --dry-run            Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level
                        operations that would be performed, but do not change
                        anything in the system.
  -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                        obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                        recommended unless you know what you are doing. Use of
                        this option will result in a warning being displayed
                        in the vSphere Client.  Use this option only when
                        instructed to do so by VMware Technical Support.
  --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect.
                        Otherwise, installation will stop for live installs
                        that require maintenance mode. This flag has no effect
                        for reboot required remediations.
  --no-live-install    Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                        eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause
                        installation to be skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
  --no-sig-check        Bypasses acceptance level verification, including
                        signing. Use of this option poses a large security
                        risk and will result in a SECURITY ALERT warning being
                        displayed in the vSphere Client.
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and
                        HTTPS connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
  -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies VIBs from a depot, using one of the
                        following forms: name, name:version, vendor:name, or
                        vendor:name:version.
  -v|--viburl=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies one or more URLs to VIB packages to install.
                        http:, https:, ftp:, and file: are all supported.


* '''remove'''
* '''remove'''
:Removes VIB packages from the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:Removes VIB packages from the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:* <code>esxcli software vib remove '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  --dry-run            Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level operations
                        that would be performed, but do not change anything in the
                        system.
  -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                        obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                        recommended unless you know what you are doing. Use of
                        this option will result in a warning being displayed in
                        the vSphere Client.  Use this option only when instructed
                        to do so by VMware Technical Support.
  --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect. Otherwise,
                        remove will stop for live removes that require maintenance
                        mode. This flag has no effect for reboot required
                        remediations.
  --no-live-install    Forces an remove to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                        eligible for live removal. Will cause installation to be
                        skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
  -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies one or more VIBs on the host to remove. Must be
                        one of the following forms: name, name:version,
                        vendor:name, vendor:name:version. (required)


* '''update'''
* '''update'''
:Update installed VIBs to newer VIB packages. No new VIBs will be installed, only updates. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:Update installed VIBs to newer VIB packages. No new VIBs will be installed, only updates. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
:* <code>esxcli software vib update '''OPTIONS'''</code>
'''OPTIONS'''
  -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                        server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip
                        file.
  --dry-run            Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level
                        operations that would be performed, but do not change
                        anything in the system.
  -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                        obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                        recommended unless you know what you are doing.  Use
                        of this option will result in a warning being
                        displayed in the vSphere Client.  Use this option only
                        when instructed to do so by VMware Technical Support.
  --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect.
                        Otherwise, installation will stop for live installs
                        that require maintenance mode. This flag has no effect
                        for reboot required remediations.
  --no-live-install    Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                        eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause
                        installation to be skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
  --no-sig-check        Bypasses acceptance level verification, including
                        signing. Use of this option poses a large security
                        risk and will result in a SECURITY ALERT warning being
                        displayed in the vSphere Client.
  --proxy=<str>        Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and
                        HTTPS connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
  -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies VIBs from a depot, using one of the
                        following forms: name, name:version, vendor:name, or
                        vendor:name:version. VIB packages which are not
                        updates will be skipped.
  -v|--viburl=[ <str> ... ]
                        Specifies one or more URLs to VIB packages to update
                        to. http:, https:, ftp:, and file: are all supported.
                        VIB packages which are not updates will be skipped.
=== signature ===
=== signature ===
* '''verify'''
* '''verify'''
:Verifies the signatures of installed VIB packages and displays the name, version, vendor, acceptance level and the result of signature verification for each of them
:Verifies the signatures of installed VIB packages and displays the name, version, vendor, acceptance level and the result of signature verification for each of them
:* <code>esxcli software vib signature verify</code>

Latest revision as of 20:03, 10 February 2022

Manage the ESXi software image and packages

acceptance

  • get
Gets the host acceptance level. This controls what VIBs will be allowed on a host.
  • esxcli software acceptance get
  • set
Sets the host acceptance level. This controls what VIBs will be allowed on a host.
  • esxcli software acceptance set OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 --level=<str>         Specifies the acceptance level to set. Should be one of
                       VMwareCertified / VMwareAccepted / PartnerSupported /
                       CommunitySupported. (required)

profile

  • get
Display the installed image profile.
  • esxcli software profile get
  • install
Installs or applies an image profile from a depot to this host. This command completely replaces the installed image with the image defined by the new image profile, and may result in the loss of installed VIBs. The common vibs between host and image profile will be skipped. To preserve installed VIBs, use profile update instead. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
  • esxcli software profile install OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                       (required)
 --dry-run             Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level operations
                       that would be performed, but do not change anything in the
                       system.
 -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                       obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                       recommended unless you know what you are doing. Use of
                       this option will result in a warning being displayed in
                       the vSphere Client.  Use this option only when instructed
                       to do so by VMware Technical Support.
 --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect. Otherwise,
                       installation will stop for live installs that require
                       maintenance mode. This flag has no effect for reboot
                       required remediations.
 --no-hardware-warning Allows the transaction to proceed when hardware precheck
                       returns a warning. A hardware error will continue to be
                       shown with this option. Use of this option may result in
                       device not functioning normally.
 --no-live-install     Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                       eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause
                       installation to be skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
 --no-sig-check        Bypasses acceptance level verification, including signing.
                       Use of this option poses a large security risk and will
                       result in a SECURITY ALERT warning being displayed in the
                       vSphere Client.
 --ok-to-remove        Allows the removal of installed VIBs as part of applying
                       the image profile. If not specified, esxcli will error out
                       if applying the image profile results in the removal of
                       installed VIBs.
 -p|--profile=<str>    Specifies the name of the image profile to install.
                       (required)
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                       connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
  • update
Updates the host with VIBs from an image profile in a depot. Installed VIBs may be upgraded (or downgraded if --allow-downgrades is specified), but they will not be removed. Any VIBs in the image profile which are not related to any installed VIBs will be added to the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
  • esxcli software profile update OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 --allow-downgrades    If this option is specified, then the VIBs from the image
                       profile which update, downgrade, or are new to the host
                       will be installed. If the option is not specified, then
                       the VIBs which update or are new to the host will be
                       installed.
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                       (required)
 --dry-run             Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level operations
                       that would be performed, but do not change anything in the
                       system.
 -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                       obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                       recommended unless you know what you are doing. Use of
                       this option will result in a warning being displayed in
                       the vSphere Client.  Use this option only when instructed
                       to do so by VMware Technical Support.
 --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect. Otherwise,
                       installation will stop for live installs that require
                       maintenance mode. This flag has no effect for reboot
                       required remediations.
 --no-hardware-warning Allows the transaction to proceed when hardware precheck
                       returns a warning. A hardware error will continue to be
                       shown with this option. Use of this option may result in
                       device not functioning normally.
 --no-live-install     Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                       eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause
                       installation to be skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
 --no-sig-check        Bypasses acceptance level verification, including signing.
                       Use of this option poses a large security risk and will
                       result in a SECURITY ALERT warning being displayed in the
                       vSphere Client.
 -p|--profile=<str>    Specifies the name of the image profile to update the host
                       with. (required)
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                       connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
  • validate
Validates the current image profile on the host against an image profile in a depot.
  • esxcli software profile validate OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                       (required)
 -p|--profile=<str>    Specifies the name of the image profile to validate the
                       host with. (required)
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                       connections. The format is proxy-url:port.

sources

profile

  • get
Display details about an image profile from the depot.
  • esxcli software sources profile get OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                       (required)
 -p|--profile=<str>    Specifies the name of the image profile to display.
                       (required)
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                       connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
  • list
List all the image profiles in a depot.
  • esxcli software sources profile list OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                       (required)
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                       connections. The format is proxy-url:port.

vib

  • get
Displays detailed information about one or more VIB packages in the depot
  • esxcli software sources vib get OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip
                       file.
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and
                       HTTPS connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
 -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies one or more VIBs in the depot to display
                       more information about. If this option is not
                       specified, then all of the VIB packages from the depot
                       will be displayed. Must be one of the following forms:
                       name, name:version, vendor:name, or
                       vendor:name:version.
 -v|--viburl=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies one or more URLs to VIB packages to display
                       information about. http:, https:, ftp:, and file: are
                       all supported.
  • list
List all the VIBs from depots.
  • esxcli software sources vib list OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.
                       (required)
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS
                       connections. The format is proxy-url:port.

vib

  • list
Lists the installed VIB packages
  • esxcli software vib list [OPTIONS]
OPTIONS
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip
                       file. (required)
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and
                       HTTPS connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
  • get
Displays detailed information about one or more installed VIBs
  • esxcli software vib get [OPTIONS]
OPTIONS
 --rebooting-image     Displays information for the ESXi image which becomes
                       active after a reboot, or nothing if the pending-
                       reboot image has not been created yet. If not
                       specified, information from the current ESXi image in
                       memory will be returned.
 -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies one or more installed VIBs to display more
                       information about. If this option is not specified,
                       then all of the installed VIBs will be displayed. Must
                       be one of the following forms: name, name:version,
                       vendor:name, or vendor:name:version.
  • install
Installs VIB packages from a URL or depot. VIBs may be installed, upgraded, or downgraded. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
  • esxcli software vib install OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip
                       file.
 --dry-run             Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level
                       operations that would be performed, but do not change
                       anything in the system.
 -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                       obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                       recommended unless you know what you are doing. Use of
                       this option will result in a warning being displayed
                       in the vSphere Client.  Use this option only when
                       instructed to do so by VMware Technical Support.
 --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect.
                       Otherwise, installation will stop for live installs
                       that require maintenance mode. This flag has no effect
                       for reboot required remediations.
 --no-live-install     Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                       eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause
                       installation to be skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
 --no-sig-check        Bypasses acceptance level verification, including
                       signing. Use of this option poses a large security
                       risk and will result in a SECURITY ALERT warning being
                       displayed in the vSphere Client.
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and
                       HTTPS connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
 -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies VIBs from a depot, using one of the
                       following forms: name, name:version, vendor:name, or
                       vendor:name:version.
 -v|--viburl=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies one or more URLs to VIB packages to install.
                       http:, https:, ftp:, and file: are all supported.
  • remove
Removes VIB packages from the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
  • esxcli software vib remove OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 --dry-run             Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level operations
                       that would be performed, but do not change anything in the
                       system.
 -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                       obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                       recommended unless you know what you are doing. Use of
                       this option will result in a warning being displayed in
                       the vSphere Client.  Use this option only when instructed
                       to do so by VMware Technical Support.
 --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect. Otherwise,
                       remove will stop for live removes that require maintenance
                       mode. This flag has no effect for reboot required
                       remediations.
 --no-live-install     Forces an remove to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                       eligible for live removal. Will cause installation to be
                       skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
 -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies one or more VIBs on the host to remove. Must be
                       one of the following forms: name, name:version,
                       vendor:name, vendor:name:version. (required)
  • update
Update installed VIBs to newer VIB packages. No new VIBs will be installed, only updates. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
  • esxcli software vib update OPTIONS
OPTIONS
 -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or
                       server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip
                       file.
 --dry-run             Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level
                       operations that would be performed, but do not change
                       anything in the system.
 -f|--force            Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts,
                       obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not
                       recommended unless you know what you are doing.  Use
                       of this option will result in a warning being
                       displayed in the vSphere Client.  Use this option only
                       when instructed to do so by VMware Technical Support.
 --maintenance-mode    Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect.
                       Otherwise, installation will stop for live installs
                       that require maintenance mode. This flag has no effect
                       for reboot required remediations.
 --no-live-install     Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are
                       eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause
                       installation to be skipped on PXE-booted hosts.
 --no-sig-check        Bypasses acceptance level verification, including
                       signing. Use of this option poses a large security
                       risk and will result in a SECURITY ALERT warning being
                       displayed in the vSphere Client.
 --proxy=<str>         Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and
                       HTTPS connections. The format is proxy-url:port.
 -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies VIBs from a depot, using one of the
                       following forms: name, name:version, vendor:name, or
                       vendor:name:version. VIB packages which are not
                       updates will be skipped.
 -v|--viburl=[ <str> ... ]
                       Specifies one or more URLs to VIB packages to update
                       to. http:, https:, ftp:, and file: are all supported.
                       VIB packages which are not updates will be skipped.

signature

  • verify
Verifies the signatures of installed VIB packages and displays the name, version, vendor, acceptance level and the result of signature verification for each of them
  • esxcli software vib signature verify
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