Upgrading/patching vCenter Server 6.5 to version 6.5.0b

With the release of vCenter 6.5.0b  comes a nest of improvements and fixes to the platform:

• HTML5 Client Updates
• vCenter SSO Issues
• Security Issues
• Bacukup Issues
• HA statistics bugfix

To get your vCenter server updated to the latest, download the patch here:

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch#search

Select VC from the dropdown and look for

VC-6.5.0b-Appliance

Product:VC

Version:6.5.0

Now, simply upload the ISO to your datastore and proceed with VMWare’s recommended steps. I performed the below over SSH:

1. Attach VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.5.0.5300-5178943-patch-FP.iso file to vCenter Server Appliance.
2. Go to command prompt and run the commands given below:
   1. To stage ISO:
      software-packages stage --iso
   2. To see  the staged content:
      software-packages list --staged
   3. To  install the staged rpms:
      software-packages install --staged

When the upgrade was finished, I was presented a message:

[2017-03-21T14:37:13.080] : Packages upgraded successfully
Reboot is required to complete the installation.

And that’s it! Enjoy the improvements and bugfixes.