Maintaining a Patched HPE Custom Image for ESXi: The Complete Guide
: Run a compliance pre-check. vLCM automatically evaluates whether the patch preserves the integrity of the HPE device drivers.
New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile "ESXi-8.0U2-xxxxx-standard" -Name "HPE-Custom-ESXi-8.0U2" -Vendor "MyCompany" hpe custom image for esxi patched
Now, to get more details for the second round of searches, I need to search for specific patching methods. I will search for "HPE ESXi CLI patching esxcli software vib install", "HPE ESXi vLCM custom image patch", "HPE Image Builder custom ESXi image", and "HPE ESXi patch rollback". search results for CLI patching, vLCM, Image Builder, and rollback provide some relevant links. I should open some of these to get more details. I'll open result 0 from the vLCM search, result 0 from the Image Builder search, and result 2 from the rollback search. opened articles provide useful information: a Broadcom article about a dependency error with an HPE custom image, a blog post about creating custom images with PowerCLI, and a VMware community discussion about VIBs.
Maintaining and Patching HPE Custom Images for VMware ESXi Standard VMware base images lack the specific storage and network controller drivers required by modern HPE hardware. However, relying solely on HPE to release an all-in-one patched ISO leaves systems exposed to interim security vulnerabilities and bugs. Maintaining a Patched HPE Custom Image for ESXi:
: Includes specific VIBs (vSphere Installation Bundles) for HPE Smart Array controllers and network adapters.
Whether your hosts are or managed via vCenter Server I will search for "HPE ESXi CLI patching
What are you running (e.g., Gen10, Gen11)? What is your target ESXi version (e.g., 7.0, 8.0)?
HPE updates its custom images on a regular release cadence, usually aligned with VMware’s major updates (e.g., Update 1, Update 2) and critical security patch bundles.