Esxcli - Installing VIB on an ESXi 5.0 host
VSphere Installation Bundles (VIBs) can be installed with the esxcli command. The VIBs have to either be copied to the ESXi host via scp, or provided on a web or FTP server. When installing some VIBs an adaptation of the host Acceptance Levels is required.
Installation Options
user@ubuntu-11-10:~$ esxcli -s 10.1.102.154 -u root software vib install --help Enter password: Usage: esxcli software vib install [cmd options] Description: install Installs VIB packages from a URL or depot. VIBs may be installed, upgraded, or downgraded. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first. Cmd options: -d|--depot=[ <str> ... ] Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file. --dry-run Performs a dry-run only. Report the VIB-level operations that would be performed, but do not change anything in the system. -f|--force Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts, obsolescence, and acceptance levels. Really not recommended unless you know what you are doing. Use of this option will result in a warning being displayed in the vSphere Client. --maintenance-mode Pretends that maintenance mode is in effect. Otherwise, installation will stop for live installs that require maintenance mode. This flag has no effect for reboot required remediations. --no-live-install Forces an install to /altbootbank even if the VIBs are eligible for live installation or removal. Will cause installation to be skipped on PXE-booted hosts. --no-sig-check Bypasses acceptance level verification, including signing. Use of this option poses a large security risk and will result in a SECURITY ALERT warning being displayed in the vSphere Client. --proxy=<str> Specifies a proxy server to use for HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS connections. The format is proxy- url:port. -n|--vibname=[ <str> ... ] Specifies VIBs from a depot, using one of the following forms: name, name:version, vendor:name, or vendor:name:version. -v|--viburl=[ <str> ... ] Specifies one or more URLs to VIB packages to install. http:, https:, ftp:, and file: are all supported.
Notification of Incompatible Acceptance Level
user@ubuntu-11-10:~$ esxcli -s 10.1.102.154 -u root software vib install -v http://IP/vmware-esx-provider-arcconf.vib Enter password: [DependencyError] VIB Adaptec_bootbank_arcconf_1.00-1's acceptance level is unsigned, which is not compliant with the ImageProfile acceptance level partner To change the host acceptance level, use the 'esxcli software acceptance set' command. Please refer to the log file for more details.
Customizing the Acceptance Level
user@ubuntu-11-10:~$ esxcli -s 10.1.102.154 -u root software acceptance get Enter password: PartnerSupported user@ubuntu-11-10:~$ esxcli -s 10.1.102.154 -u root software acceptance set --level=CommunitySupported Enter password: Host acceptance level changed to 'CommunitySupported'.
Installation of VIBs
VIBs are offered mainly by hardware manufacturers and are available on their websites for downloading. Adaptec and LSI offer, for example, the CIM provider for monitoring and configuring the RAID controllers (see Adaptec RAID Controller Monitoring in VMware and Monitoring LSI RAID Controllers in VMware).
user@ubuntu-11-10:~$ esxcli -s 10.1.102.154 -u root software vib install -v http://IP/vmware-esx-provider-arcconf.vib Enter password: Installation Result Message: Operation finished successfully. Reboot Required: false VIBs Installed: Adaptec_bootbank_arcconf_1.00-1 VIBs Removed: VIBs Skipped:
Display Installed VIBs
user@ubuntu-11-10:~$ esxcli -s 10.1.102.154 -u root software vib list Enter password: Name Version Vendor Acceptance Level Install Date -------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------- ---------------- ------------ scsi-aacraid 5.0.5.1.7.28700-1OEM.500.0.0.406165 Adaptec_Inc VMwareCertified 2012-03-21 arcconf 1.00-1 Adaptec unknown 2012-03-21 LSIProvider 500.04.V0.24-261033 LSI VMwareAccepted 2012-03-21 ata-pata-amd 0.3.10-3vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-03-21 ata-pata-atiixp 0.4.6-3vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-03-21 [...]
Author: Werner Fischer Werner Fischer, working in the Knowledge Transfer team at Thomas-Krenn, completed his studies of Computer and Media Security at FH Hagenberg in Austria. He is a regular speaker at many conferences like LinuxTag, OSMC, OSDC, LinuxCon, and author for various IT magazines. In his spare time he enjoys playing the piano and training for a good result at the annual Linz marathon relay.
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