VMware ESXi Patch Application

VMWare frequently releases patches containing security fixes. In this article, we'll explain how to apply these patches on VMware ESXi servers.

The device I'm applying the patch to has ESXi 7 installed, but the same process applies for ESXi 8 and ESXi 6.

1. Log in to the VMWare Customer Connect panel, select the ESXi version, and download the latest patch file.

2. Then, upload the downloaded file to an ESXi datastore.

3. Enable SSH on the ESXi host and copy the datastore location of the patch file.

4. Run the following command via SSH:

esxcli software vib update --depot /filepath/updatefile.zip

5. After completion, reboot the server. You're now on the latest version!