Upgrade ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 using KVM virtual device drive

How to upgrade ESXi on a Cisco UCS using the KVM found in CIMC. KVM = keyboard, video, and mouse. The upgrade is from ESXi 6.5 to 6.7.

Table of Contents:

00:00 – Introduction
00:10 – Intro
00:55 – VMs are shutdown
01:02 – Maintenance mode
01:09 – Shutdown host
01:12 – Access CIMC
01:19 – Launch KVM
01:38 – Activate virtual devices
01:44 – Map to the ESXi iso file
02:00 – Select the virtual drive as one time boot device
02:12 – Power on the host
02:22 – Let the install run
03:34 – Select the iso
04:36 – Choose to continue and accept EULA
05:09 – Select the drive for install/upgrade
05:45 – Choose upgrade
07:05 – Upgrade done – time to reboot
08:08 – System back online with new version

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