8 Comments on “what is the correct command syntax to install the VEM?”

1. Michael Churchill says:

   January 13, 2015 at 6:43 pm

   This is a weird question to install VEM seem to mean doing the below
   Install VEM on an ESXi 4.x and 5.x host

   To install Cisco Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) on an ESXi 4.x and 5.x host using the command line:
   1.Copy the Cisco VEM to the ESX host using the vSphere Client File Upload feature.This copies the .vib file to the ESX datastore.
   2.Log in to the ESXi host as a user with administrator privileges.
   3.Determine the datastore path so you can change directory to that path.
   4.Run this command and determine the datastore path:

   # vdf

   5.Change directory to the location of the installer file using this command

   f:

   # cd /vmfs/volumes/

   6.The .vib file for the VEM can be installed on the ESXi host using:

   ESXi 5.x: # esxcli software vib install v /vmfs/volumes//cross_cisco-vem-v131-4.2.1.1.4.1.0-3.0.4.vib

   So taking this answer B would look correct or the closes to the command in the document

   This taken from

   http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1013551

   ESXUPDATE is a command for earlier version of ESXi

   
   
   
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2. jmn says:

   January 13, 2015 at 11:11 pm

   But the following command is doing installtion from a vib file. right?
   esxcli software vib install -v

   And the following command doing it from local system and zip file. correct ?
   esxcli software vib install -d

   
   
   
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3. jmn says:

   January 13, 2015 at 11:12 pm

   So answer should be option A

   
   
   
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4. jmn says:

   January 13, 2015 at 11:21 pm

   http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/4_2_1_s_v_1_5_1/install_upgrade/vsm_vem/guide/n1000v_installupgrade/n1000v_installupgrade_install.html

   
   
   
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5. Michael Churchill says:

   January 15, 2015 at 12:16 pm

   The question is weird because it talk about installing the VEM on a ESXi 5.0 host if you take a look at the document in Junn link there are two cli processes listed

   Installing VEM Software Locally on a VMware 5.0 Host by Using the CLI

   PROCEDURE

   Step 1 Copy the VEM software to the /tmp directory.

   Step 2 Enter the following command.

   esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/VIB_FILE

   For example:
   esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/cross_cisco-vem-v140-4.2.1.1.5.1.0-3.0.1.vib

   Installation Result

   Message: Operation finished successfully.

   Reboot Required: false

   VIBs Installed: Cisco_bootbank_cisco-vem-v140-esx_4.2.1.1.5.1.0-3.0.1

   VIBs Removed:

   VIBs Skipped:

   However for installing it on a stateless server

   Installing the VEM Software on a Stateless ESXi Host Using esxcli

   Step 1 Display the VMware version and build number.

   ~ # vmware -v

   VMware ESXi 5.0.0 build-441354

   ~ #

   ~ # vmware -l

   VMware ESXi 5.0.0 GA

   Step 2 Log in to the ESXi stateless host.

   Step 3 Copy the offline bundle to the host.

   ~ # esxcli software vib install -d
   /vmfs/volumes/newnfs/MN-VEM/VEM500-20110728153-BG-release.zip

   Installation Result

   Message: WARNING: Only live system was updated, the change is not persistent.

   Reboot Required: false

   VIBs Installed: Cisco_bootbank_cisco-vem-v131-esx_4.2.1.1.4.1.0-3.0.5

   VIBs Removed:

   VIBs Skipped:

   Now this has the zip file extension listed in the answers but is for stateless servers so it could be either A or B

   A refers to installing it on a stateless host
   B refers to installing it on a ESXi host

   The .zip extension point to A being correct but the question seem to refer to ESXi so B would be correct

   Guess when it comes to the exam you need to look at what the extension says as Junn say to install a zip file seem to need the d command

   
   
   
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6. Ars says:

   April 16, 2015 at 6:37 pm

   https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vcli.ref.doc_50%2Fesxcli_software.html
   software vib install
   –depot | -d
   Specifies full remote URLs of the depot index.xml or server file path pointing to an offline bundle .zip file.

   
   
   
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