vihostupdate35 - manage software installation packages on a VMware Infrastructure 3.5 host using vSphere CLI 4.0 and later.
vihostupdate35 [<connection_options>]
[ --help |
--install [--bundle <zip_location>|--metadata <zip_location>] |
--query |
--remove <bulletin> |
--scan [--bundle <location>|--metadata <zip_location>]]
vihostupdate35 provides an interface to list installed packages on a host, scan for packages that apply to a host, install packages in a specified directory, unpack a downloaded update, and install an update package.
Run this command only against ESX/ESXi version 3.5 hosts. Run vihostupdate agains ESX/ESXi 4.0 and later hosts.
Location of the offline bundle. Use either -b or -m but not both.
Specifies the target server and authentication information if required. Run vihostupdate35 --help
for a list of all connection options.
Always reboot the host after a successful host update.
Prints a help message for each command-specific and each connection option.
Calling the command with no arguments or with --help has the same effect.
Installs an update package from a given directory.
Specifies the location of the depot metadata.xml ZIP file that contains information about the update bundle. Use either -b or -m, not both.
Lists installed packages on the host.
Query host for installed packages:
vihostupdate35 <connection_options> -q
Unpack and install the update:
vihostupdate35 <connection_options> -i -b <bundle zip file>
Unpack a zip bundle containing the update but do not install the update:
vihostupdate35 <connection_options> -b <bundle zip file>
Install the update using a metadata file:
vihostupdate35 <connection_options> -i -m <bundle zip file>/metadata.xml