vmware / vmware/photon

Upgrading Photon OS 3.0 to 5.0 without internet

Open
#1,544 4 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

bug
Dominant language
C
Stars
3.2k
Forks
692
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

Describe the bug

May I know the official procedure to upgrade the existing Photon OS 3.0 to 5.0 in vCenter. I was trying to use Photon OS 5.0 full ISO but unsuccess.

Reproduction steps

1.Download Photon OS 5.0 ISO
2.Mount the Photon OS 5.0 ISO
3.Run the photon-upgrade script
...

Expected behavior

Please help provide steps and commands to upgrade Photon OS 3.0 to latest version without internet.

Additional context

No response

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the Photon OS 3.0-to-5.0 upgrade process around the photon-upgrade script, the Photon OS 5.0 full ISO, and the vCenter context described in the issue. Confirm whether an offline upgrade is supported and document the official steps and commands needed to complete it without internet access.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.