1、将下载的驱动上传到要升级的esxi storage

2、开启esxi主机的SSH功能

3、 列出当前ESXi主机上所有NICs的状态

esxcli network nic list 

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4、查看网卡驱动版本及固件版本 

esxcli network nic get -n vmnic2

  Advertised Auto Negotiation: false

   Advertised Link Modes: 10000baseT/Full

   Auto Negotiation: false

   Cable Type: FIBRE

   Current Message Level: 7

   Driver Info: 

         Bus Info: 0000:03:00.0

         Driver: ixgbe

         Firmware Version: 0x800003df

         Version: 3.7.13.7.14iov-NAPI

   Link Detected: true

   Link Status: Up 

   Name: vmnic2

   PHYAddress: 0

   Pause Autonegotiate: true

   Pause RX: false

   Pause TX: false

   Supported Ports: FIBRE

   Supports Auto Negotiation: false

   Supports Pause: true

   Supports Wakeon: false

   Transceiver: external

   Wakeon: None

5、进入维护模式

vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter 

6、升级

esxcli software vib update -d "*.zip" 

7、重启

esxcli system shutdown reboot -r "reboot"