Upgrade ESXi That Does Not Run SR-IOV VMs

If the ESXi server is not running a VM with SR-IOV network adapter, follow these steps to upgrade the ESXi server.

Procedure

• ♦Use one of the following methods to upgrade the ESXi server. For more information, see the VMware ESXi Upgrade Guide.

  • GUI installer

  • Scripts

  • ESXCLI

  • vSphere Auto Deploy

  • vSphere Lifecycle Manager

  The ESXi host is successfully upgraded and rebooted.