What is an alternative option for patching a host?

An administrator is unable to patch an ESXi 6.x host using VMware Update Manager.
What is an alternative option for patching a host?

An administrator is unable to patch an ESXi 6.x host using VMware Update Manager.
What is an alternative option for patching a host?

A.
Upload the offline bundle to a datastore and execute the command esxcli software vib install -d to apply it
manually.

B.
Upload the vib to a datastore and execute the command esxcli software vib install -d to apply it manually.

C.
Upload the offline bundle to a datastore and execute the command esxupdate install –v to apply it manually.

D.
Upload the vib to a datastore and execute the command esxupdate install –v to apply it manually.

Explanation:

To patch a host, upload the offline bundle to a datastore and use esxcli software vib install –d to apply it manually.
Reference: http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-60/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-16B7EA91-03E6-
40FA-8C9F-46F3881F1BAF.html



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