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title: vSphere 6.5 Update 1
date: 2017-07-31
author: dario-doerflinger
locale: en
summary: "A couple of days ago VMware released version 6.5 Update 1 for some of their products: vCenter Server: Link ESXi: Link, Link to HPE Custom Image Site Recovery Manager (SRM): Link I was waiting for"
capabilities: [virtualization]
vendors: [vmware]
legacySlug: vmware-releases-6-5-update-1
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A couple of days ago VMware released version 6.5 Update 1 for some of their products:

-   vCenter Server: [Link](https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VC65U1&productId=614&rPId=17343)
-   ESXi: [Link](https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=ESXI65U1&productId=614&rPId=17343), [Link to HPE Custom Image](https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI65U1-HPE&productId=614)
-   Site Recovery Manager (SRM): [Link](https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=SRM651&productId=617&rPId=17333)

I was waiting for Update 1 of the vSphere Stack for a while now, and the List of bugfixes has quite a few entries with critical bug fixes.

## Installation Update 1 on 6.5 VCSA

The Update process is incredibly fast. Attach the .iso to your VCSA VM. Go the VAMI (https://<your-vcenter>:5480) and select the Update Tab. Choose to check for Updates on CD-ROM and then install the updates.

After about 4 minutes the installation is done and you'll need to manually reboot the appliance. That's it you're done.

Upgrading from vSphere 6.0 Update 3 is now fully supported with 6.5 Update 1.

## Upgrading ESXi hosts to 6.5 Update 1

With ESXi hosts there are many roads to choose from.

-   Patch using VMware Update Manager
-   Upgrade using VMware Update Manager (Upload the iso file)
-   Re-Install using the latest image and kickstart script

In my Lab where we still use HPE G7 hardware (I know, it's not supported, but it still works and it's a lab..) I had a couple of problems. Using the iso with VUM did not work. Next I got a purple screen when doing a fresh install with the latest HPE Image (see link above). The exception was of type 14 (seems to be a page fault according to VMware KBs) so I'm not sure if it's because the hardware is not supported anymore or if I have some hardware issues.

Anyways, I'll be working on that and I'm sure I'll get it to work and update my findings here.

## Upgrading SRM to 6.5 Update 1

For this upgrade to work you'll need to be on the 6.1.2 Build at least. Upgrading from a 6.0 Installation is not supported because you will run into problems. See the [Release Notes](https://t.co/3NRHCLZbOS) for further details.