Upgrade a standalone esxi host

With an Internet connected standalone ESXi host you can use the well known esxcli method to patch the host directly from the VMware Online Depot:
Enable SSH access on your host, log in to it (e.g. using putty) and run the following commands:

# open firewall for outgoing http requests:

esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient

# View available ESXi Image Profiles

esxcli software sources profile list -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml

# Update using the ESXi Imageprofile from the VMware Online depot

esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p "type the name of the imageprofile here"

# Reboot your host

reboot