vswitchzero | Patching VMware ESXi Manually from the Command Line @vswitchzero | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Learn how to patch your VMware ESXi host from the command line. This is still a quick way to install patches without requiring vCenter or Update Manager and gives you full control of every step in the process.


VMware product patch portal:
my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch#search


You can find a full blog post that I did on the subject back in 2018 here as well:
vswitchzero.com/2019/04/25/manually-patching-an-esxi-host-from-the-cli

For more videos and posts on VMware vSphere and NSX, please see my blog:
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