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You cannot remediate an ESXi 5.x/6.x host.Remediation of an ESXi 5.x or 6.x host using vCenter Update Manager fails.You see the error: The host returns esxupdate error code:15. The package manager transaction is not successful. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details In the /var/log/esxupdate.log file, you see entries similar to: esxupdate: esxupdate: ERROR: InstallationError: ('', 'There was an error checking file system on altbootbank, please see log for detail.')
This issue occurs due to file system errors on the altbootbank partition.
To resolve the issue, repair the altbootbank partition. To repair the altbootbank partition: Run this command to determine the device for /altbootbank: # vmkfstools -P /altbootbank You see output similar to: mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:5 Run this command to repair the altbootbank filesystem: # dosfsck -a -w /dev/disks/device_name For example: # dosfsck -a -w /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:5 For non-local storage, the device may be called something like "naa.60a98000443331744f5d444a6d71724e:6", so command would then be: # dosfsck -a -w naa.60a98000443331744f5d444a6d71724e:6 Note that we always include the partition number in the command, in this case, ":6" If dosfsck reports 'Root folder out of space': Move or delete the .REC files generated in the altbootbank folder and run the repair operation again to complete the process. If dosfsck reports "Input/output error": Disk health is likely bad and likely the vendor for the disk or storage array needs to be consulted. If remediation fails at this stage, reboot the host.If remediation continues to fail, a restart of the vSphere Update Manager service may be required.
These command flags can be used with /sbin/dosfck: -a – Indicates automatically repair the filesystem-w – Writes changes to the disk immediately "The pending transaction requires xxx MB free space" error when installing VIBs"The host returns esxupdate error code:15" error when remediating an ESXi 5.x and 6.x hostResolution: "esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details."ESXi 5.x および 6.0 ホストで Update Manager による修正が “There was an error checking file system on altbootbank” エラーにより失敗する使用 Update Manager 修复 ESXi 5.x 主机失败，并显示以下错误：在 altbootbank 上检查文件系统时出错Resolution:
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