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Script to install ESX / VI3 patch

This is a simple script to deploy ESX 3.01 patches with out having to tar all the patches and reboot 14 times.

I have arranged the script so that the patches are installed in the correct order.

Copy all the patches into /tmp using winscp or Veeam Fast SCP then either copy and paste the lines in or create a txt file and run it. You will have to chmod the txt file before you can execute it.

To change the execute permissions use "chmod 777 file.txt"

If you don't have /tmp you can modify the script and use another folder instead.

tar -zxvf ESX-2158032.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-1410076.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-1006511.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-9986131.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-8173580.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-6921838.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-2066306.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-6075798.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-5497987.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-3996003.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-2092658.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-2031037.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-1917602.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-1271657.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-9865995.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-6856573.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-6050503.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-5885387.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-5031800.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-3199476.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-9916286.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-6431040.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-2559638.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-2257739.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-1541239.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-7557441.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-7408807.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-7302867.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-7281356.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-6704314.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-6657345.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-5140477.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-5095559.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-4825991.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-1000073.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-1000070.tgz
tar -zxvf ESX-1000039.tgz

esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-2158032 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-1410076 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-1006511 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-9986131 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-8173580 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6921838 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-2066306 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6075798 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-5497987 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-3996003 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-2092658 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-2031037 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-1917602 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-1271657 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-9865995 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6856573 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6050503 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-5885387 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-5031800 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-3199476 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-9916286 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6431040/ESX-1161870 update

esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6431040/ESX-3416571 update

esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6431040/ESX-5011126 update

esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6431040/ESX-7737432 update

esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6431040/ESX-7780490 update

esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6431040/ESX-8174018 update

esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6431040/ESX-8852210 update

esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6431040/ESX-9617902 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-2559638 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-2257739 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-1541239 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-7557441 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-7408807 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-7302867 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-7281356 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6704314 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-6657345 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-5140477 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-5095559 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-4825991 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-1000073 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-1000070 update
esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/ESX-1000039 update

Print | posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 4:40 PM

Comments

# re: Script to install ESX / VI3 patch

Victor Cruz

!#/bin/sh
# By Victor Cruz
# in a file named order.txt put all patch names (without the .tgz)
# in the order that should be installed
# put all the patches, the order.txt file and this script in the same
# folder and enjoy....

for i in `cat order.txt`
do
tar -zxvf $i.tgz
cd ./$i
esxupdate -n update
cd ..
done

Posted @ 5/8/2007 9:45 PM

# re: Script to install ESX / VI3 patch

Victor Cruz

Another way to do it...
This will work for all ESX versions.

!#/bin/sh
# By Victor Cruz
# in a file named order.txt put all patch names (without the .tgz)
# in the order that should be installed
# put all the patches, the order.txt file and this script in the same
# folder and enjoy....

for i in `cat order.txt`
do
tar -zxvf $i.tgz
cd ./$i
esxupdate -n update
cd ..
done

Posted @ 5/8/2007 9:46 PM

# re: Script to install ESX / VI3 patch

Crash

some unix noob mistakes if anyone has trouble with this:
if you're having problems trying to run the script, make sure the file is formatted with unix end of line characters. open the script in vi, and type set fileformat=unix.

if the script isn't extracting the files, do the same set filename=unix to the order.txt.

my order.txt as of 07/06/07:

ESX-2158032
ESX-1410076
ESX-1006511
ESX-9986131
ESX-8173580
ESX-6921838
ESX-2066306
ESX-6075798
ESX-5497987
ESX-3996003
ESX-2092658
ESX-2031037
ESX-1917602
ESX-1271657
ESX-9865995
ESX-6856573
ESX-6050503
ESX-5885387
ESX-5031800
ESX-3199476
ESX-9916286
ESX-6431040
ESX-2559638
ESX-2257739
ESX-1541239
ESX-7557441
ESX-7408807
ESX-7302867
ESX-7281356
ESX-6704314
ESX-6657345
ESX-5140477
ESX-5095559
ESX-4825991

Posted @ 7/6/2007 11:17 PM