Offline update from ESXi 7.0.2 to HPE ESXi 7.0 U2
Firstly, you need a copy of the appropriate ‘offline bundle’ update, below you can see this is the customised one for HPE servers.
Link:https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/downloads/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI70U2-HPE&productId=974
Upload the offline bundle into a datastore (that the host to be upgraded has access to).
Shut down the guest VMs on this host.
Activate SSH
Connect with Putty (switch to a new version in case of error)
Put the host into maintenance mode:
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
Change directory
cd /vmfs/volumes ls cd /folder name where install file located/ ls
Install Update
esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/5d1cb403-232087ea-c12e-a0d3c10673d0/VMware-ESXi-7.0.2-17630552-HPE-702.0.0.10.6.3.24-Mar2021-depot.zip
Restart
reboot
Exit Maintenance Mode... (after SSH Reconnect)
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit