Does the server have light-out mgmt? You can upgrade the BIOS via that. That takes care of the host. ESXi updates can be done through a vCenter.

I'm about to install VMware ESXi on a new HP DL380p g8 server. This server will not be connected to a SAN. It's a lab box used by about a dozen people, and does not run mission critical software. We ...

The bare-metal hypervisor, also known as a Type 1 hypervisor, is desktop virtualization software that is installed directly onto the PC’s hardware. But the technology is in its infancy — even big ...