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Downside to Patching ESXi Using the Command-line

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I came across a couple of articles about updating ESXi using the command below.

Code: 
esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p ESXi-5.5.0-20141204001-standard

Changing the image at the end of the command of course based on what upgrade you want to install.

I am wondering if there are any downsides to using this? We use a vanilla ESXi image with only a few additional VIBs installed like NetApp's VAAI for NFS, and LSI VIBs for the RAID controller.

I am only looking to update ESXi 5.5 to the latest build.
 
There are none, with the update, you are only upgrading the vibs that have a lower revision number than the ones in the image you are installing.
That's what people with whiteboxes use.
 
starbetrayer said:
There are none, with the update, you are only upgrading the vibs that have a lower revision number than the ones in the image you are installing.
That's what people with whiteboxes use.
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Oh. Well that is perfect since we use whiteboxes.
 
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