1、將下載的驅動上傳到要升級的esxi storage

2、開啟esxi主機的SSH功能

3、 列出當前ESXi主機上所有NICs的狀態

esxcli network nic list

4、查看網卡驅動版本及固件版本

esxcli network nic get -n vmnic2

Advertised Auto Negotiation: false

Advertised Link Modes: 10000baseT/Full

Auto Negotiation: false

Cable Type: FIBRE

Current Message Level: 7

Driver Info:

Bus Info: 0000:03:00.0

Driver: ixgbe

Firmware Version: 0x800003df

Version: 3.7.13.7.14iov-NAPI

Link Detected: true

Link Status: Up

Name: vmnic2

PHYAddress: 0

Pause Autonegotiate: true

Pause RX: false

Pause TX: false

Supported Ports: FIBRE

Supports Auto Negotiation: false

Supports Pause: true

Supports Wakeon: false

Transceiver: external

Wakeon: None

5、進入維護模式

vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

6、升級

esxcli software vib update -d "*.zip"

7、重啟

esxcli system shutdown reboot -r "reboot"

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