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  • 1.  ESXi VIB update fails

    Posted Jun 19, 2015 04:49 PM

    I tried updating our standalone ESXi 6.0 version with the latest patch and get the below error I have done many of these on ESXi 5.5 and had no issues.

    I tried a new download and even changed target folders and get the same message

    Is there something new in 6.0 that needs to be added?




    thanks


    # esxcli software vib update -d  /vmimages/ESXi600-201505001.zip [MetadataDownloadError] Could not download from depot at zip:/vmimages/ESXi600-201505001.zip?index.xml, skipping (('zip:/vmimages/ESXi600-201505001.zip?index.xml', '', 'Error extracting index.xml from /vmimages/ESXi600-201505001.zip: File is not a zip file'))         url = zip:/vmimages/ESXi600-201505001.zip?index.xml Please refer to the log file for more details.



  • 2.  RE: ESXi VIB update fails

    Posted Jun 23, 2015 11:46 AM

    Obvious question: did you verify you can open and read the contents of the ZIP file? e.g. check if the file is not corrupt?



  • 3.  RE: ESXi VIB update fails

    Posted Jun 23, 2015 12:08 PM

    Run md5sum or sha1checksum against the downloaded file and make sure that it is same as below. If it is not, try to download the file again.

    md5sum:

    be402f101729134412e6b69235c5eec2

    sha1checksum:

    6228d387354c1a83f02aea556c479eaffa960210



  • 4.  RE: ESXi VIB update fails

    Posted Jun 23, 2015 12:23 PM

    Hi,

    Its seems like issue might be of below two reasons :-

    1. The full path of the specific driver and/or bundle is not specified. 
    2. The esxcli command syntax is incorrect.

    To resolve this issue, ensure to use the full path to the zip bundle. 

    For example, use a command similar to:

    esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volume/datastoreUUID/FILENAME.zip

    Note : To determine the Datastore UUID using the vSphere Client:

    1. Navigate to Configuration > Storage. 
    2. Select the datastore. 
    3. View Location under Datastore Details.

      The Datastore UUID appears similar to /vmfs/volumes/51dda02d-fade5016-8a08-005056171889 where 51dda02d-fade5016-8a08-005056171889 is the UUID.


  • 5.  RE: ESXi VIB update fails

    Posted Apr 18, 2022 08:41 PM
    1. The full path of the specific driver and/or bundle is not specified. 

    Even now - 7 years later - this solved the issue. I had to use the full, absolute path to the file. Yes. EVEN THOUGH I was in the same directory as the file! (How very pedantic!)

    It's always the simple things that get ya. 

    Thanks!