Remove Custom Packages On Esx Using The Service Console; Remove Selected Custom Packages On Esx/Esxi Using The Vsphere Command Line - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

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3 (Optional) List all bulletins in the depot at the metadata.zip file location:
vihostupdate.pl --list --metadata http://
This command lists all the bulletins in the depot, even those that do not apply to the host.
4 Install bulletins in the depot on the host:
vihostupdate.pl --install --metadata http://
bulletin1,bulletin2
If you omit the
5 Verify that the bulletins are installed on your ESX/ESXi host.
vihostupdate.pl --server
6 (Optional) Remove individual bulletins.
vihostupdate.pl --server
Use this option only for removing bulletins that are third-party or VMware extensions. Do not remove
bulletins that are VMware patches or updates.

Remove Custom Packages on ESX Using the Service Console

After adding custom packages, you might decide to remove them. One way to remove custom packages is to
use the service console and the
Do not remove bulletins that are VMware patches or updates.
For detailed information about the
Prerequisites
Before you remove a custom package, shut down or migrate running virtual machines off of the ESX host.
Procedure
1 Open the ESX service console.
2 Run the
esxupdate query
3 Run
esxupdate -b <bulletinID> remove
remove.
The specified custom package is removed.
Remove Selected Custom Packages on ESX/ESXi Using the vSphere
Command Line
After adding custom packages, you might decide to remove them. One way to remove custom packages is to
use the vSphere CLI and the
Do not remove bulletins that are VMware patches or updates.
For detailed information about the
Installation and Reference Guide.
Prerequisites
Before you remove a custom package, shut down or migrate running virtual machines off of the ESX/ESXi
host.
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argument, this command installs all the bulletins in the bundle.
--bulletin
<server> --query
<server> --remove --bulletin bulletin1
command.
esxupdate
command, see the Patch Management Guide.
esxupdate
command to display a list of the installed bulletins.
command, where <bulletinID> is the bulletin for the extension to
command.
vihostupdate
vihostupdate
<webserver> /depot/metadata.zip
<webserver> /depot/metadata.zip --bulletin
can remove only one bulletin at a time.
vihostupdate
command, see the VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface
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