# How to upgrade VMWare ESXi on HP Gen8 Microserver

https://blog.cynexia.com/how-to-upgrade-vmware-esxi-on-hp-gen8-microserver

Author: [Rob Aleck](https://blog.cynexia.com/pages/about) · https://github.com/mnbf9rca · https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertaleck/ · https://family-foqos.app/

Published: 2017-06-07
Categories: How-to


1. go to [VMware ESXi Patch Tracker](<https://esxi-patches.v-front.de/ESXi-6.5.0.html>) and check for the latest ImageProfile e.g. `ESXi-6.5.0-20170404001-standard`
2. Shut down all VMs and turn on maintenance mode
3. allow outbound firewall requests  
   esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient
4. execute the update:  
   esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.5.0-20170404001-standard -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml
5. Disable firewall ports  
   esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient
6. Disable maintenance mode
7. Reboot