How do i determine if a custom ESX is installed ?

[GerVoeten]

A customer has an ESX host 5.5.0 and is experiencing different issues. To solve the trouble i want to update the ESXi server to a higher update level. Is there anyway to determine what the installed version is, Vendor custom or standard ESXi.

I understand just trying is not an option :smileyhappy:

[Debashish_Rath]

Yes , you can see that under "Summery"

Please click on the Esxi Host from the inventory and click on Summery tab under configuration. You should be able to see there.

[Debashish_Rath]

Please check the below screenshot.

[GerVoeten]

That would be correct if the host has been updated i guess. That's not the case though. It's a release version, so not updated or patched. it only states the version 5.5.0 and the build.

[Debashish_Rath]

You should be able to see at the same place if its a custom or standard image.

ESXi-6.5.0-20170404001-standard

ESXi-6.5.0-20170404001-custom

I do not have a Lab with Custom image installed otherwise should have shared the screenshot.

[Debashish_Rath]

You can run the below command as well.

[root@esxi65-1:~] esxcli software profile get

(Updated) ESXi-6.5.0-20170404001-standard

   Name: (Updated) ESXi-6.5.0-20170404001-standard

   Vendor: VMware, Inc.

   Creation Time: 2017-11-02T23:50:39

   Modification Time: 2017-11-02T23:51:21

   Stateless Ready: True

   Description:

[GerVoeten]

OK Yoy got me on the right track ! Not exactly the same but close enough for the definite answer, thanx !

For clearity we use a vsphere client (not a webclient) and the ESX it's not a 6 version.

So the summary looks, a bit different, like this :

Oops my bad, it was an update1