Put server on maintenance mode
Upload ZIP file to Datastore
List profiles
[root@ESXI03] esxcli software sources profile list -d /vmfs/volumes/VMFS-DS/ESXiUpdate/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-8.0.0 .update02-23305546.x86_64-Dell_Customized-A06.zip Name Vendor Acceptance Level Creation Time Modification Time ------------------------- --------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------------- DEL-ESXi_802.23305546-A06 Dell Inc. PartnerSupported 2024-03-08T16:47:19 2024-03-08T16:47:19
Copy the name of the profile
[root@ESXI03] esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/VMFS-DS/ESXiUpdate/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-8.0.0.updat e02-23305546.x86_64-Dell_Customized-A06.zip -p DEL-ESXi_802.23305546-A06 Update Result Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.