VMware ESX 8.0 Component Installation Instructions VMware uses a file package called a Component as the mechanism for installing or upgrading software packages on an ESX server.
The file may be installed directly on an ESX server from the command line, or through the VMware Update Manager (VUM).
For new installs, you should perform the following steps:
1. Copy the component bundle to the ESX server. Technically, you can
place the file anywhere that is accessible to the ESX console shell,
but for these instructions, we'll assume the location is in '/tmp'.
Here's an example of using the Linux 'scp' utility to copy the file
from a local system to an ESX server located at 10.10.10.10:
scp TIF-TintriIFNasPlugin_2.0-1.0.0001_22545739.zip [email protected]:/tmp
2. Issue the following command (full path to the file must be specified):
esxcli software component apply {Component_File}
In the example above, this would be:
esxcli software component apply -d /tmp/TIF-TintriIFNasPlugin_2.0-1.0.0001_22545739.zip
Note: Depending on the certificate used to sign the VIB, you may need to change the host acceptance level. To do this, use the following command: esxcli software acceptance set --level= Also, depending on the type of VIB being installed, you may have to put ESX into maintenance mode. This can be done through the VI Client, or by adding the '--maintenance-mode' option to the above esxcli command.
The upgrade process is similar to a new install as the same command upgrades
the component to a newer, if the prior version is already installed on ESXi server.
esxcli software component apply -d {Component_File}
For example,
esxcli software component apply -d /tmp/TIF-TintriIFNasPlugin_2.0-1.0.0001_22545739.zip
VUM INSTALLATION The VMware Update Manager (VUM) is a plugin for the Virtual Center Server (vCenter Server). You can use the VUM UI to install a Component by importing the associated component package (a ZIP file that contains the VIB and metadata). You can then create an add-on baseline and remediate the host(s) with this baseline. Please see the vCenter Server documentation for more details on VUM.
Refer to “Installing/Uninstalling/Upgrading an IO Filter” in vSphere APIs for IO Filtering (VAIO) Development Guide available at https://code.vmware.com/group/sdk/8.0.0/io-filter for instructions.