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2.9 Upgrading to Dell EMC customized ESXi 7.0 from VMware native
ESXi 7.0 using Dell EMC add-ons
A VMware add-on is a collection of components that is not a bootable image on its own, but instead a
collection of independent components that can be applied to a base-bootable ESXi image. Components are
enhanced bulletins that include new metadata fields for the VIBs incorporated. These fields are meant to be
consumed by vSphere Life Cycle Manager (vLCM).See the ESXi Base Images and Vendor Add-On section of
Managing Host and Cluster Lifecycle.
Find the first version of the Dell EMC add-on, published with VMware vSphere 7.0, on the VMware download
page and the Dell EMC support page. Add-ons are released in a regular cadence together with their
customized ISO and ZIP file releases. For more information, see Locating Dell EMC Add-On.
For information on downloading the Dell EMC add-on, see VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5.x on Dell EMC
PowerEdge Systems Image Customization Information.
An esxcli software addon get command executes a summary of the add-on installed on a running
ESXi machine, as the sample here demonstrates:
:~] esxcli software addon get
DEL-ESXi-700:15843807-A00
Name: DEL-ESXi-700
Version: 15843807-A00
Display Version: A00
Vendor: Dell Inc.
Category: bugfix
Acceptance Level: partner
Description: DellEMC addon to install components dell-configuration-vib,
dellemc-osname-idrac-component for PowerEdge Servers. This addon is
compatible with ESXi 7.0
Release Date: 04-02-2020