HugoUpdate Manager on batchworks.de2026-01-02T15:57:51+00:00https://www.batchworks.de/tags/update-manager/Remove a installed vib Package from a ESX5i hosthttps://www.batchworks.de/remove-a-installed-vib-package-from-a-esx5i-host/Birk Bohne2012-07-26T00:00:00+00:002012-07-26T00:00:00+00:00With the vCenter Update Manager you cannot remove installed packages. For ESX5i one option is to use a few commandline steps in the local ESX shell.

  • Logon to ESX Host with SSH
  • query the package name:

esxcli software vib list |grep -i emc

  • remove the package

esxcli software vib remove -n EMCNasPlugin query_and_remove_vib-300x45

  • put the host in maintenance mode

vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter set_and_query_maintenance_mode

  • reboot the host

reboot

  • run Scan for Updates on this Host in Vcenter to update the Status inside the Update Manager
  • Disable the Maintenance Mode for that Host
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