Homelab ¶
VMware ESXi ¶
VMware ESXi on Intel NUC
Upgrading ESXi
- Shutdown VMs
- Enable SSH and Maintenance mode
- Shutdown ESXi host and backup USB to disk image
- Start ESXi host and run upgrade:
[esxi1:~] esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient
[esxi1:~] esxcli software profile update --dry-run -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p <profile>
[esxi1:~] esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p <profile>
[esxi1:~] esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient
[esxi1:~] reboot
Host |
Upgrade Date |
ESXi Version |
Profile |
esxi1 |
21.11.2020 |
ESXi 7.0 Update 1b |
ESXi-7.0U1b-17168206-standard |
Proxmox ¶
Hardware ¶
PINS
USB PIN |
Desc |
Color |
1 |
Power |
Probably Red |
2 |
Data |
Who knowns |
3 |
Data |
Who knowns |
4 |
Ground |
Probably Black |
CHASSIS FAN PIN |
Desc |
1 |
Ground |
2 |
Power |
3 |
Sense |
4 |
PWM (optional) |
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