

In the Updates tab of the vSphere Client, you see a banner to prevent you from updating ESXi hosts to ESXi 7.0 Update 3c with the non-critical host patches predefined baseline, which checks ESXi hosts for compliance only with optional patches. Instead, you must use the ESXi 7.0 Update 3c ISO image. In the Updates tab of the vSphere Client, you see a banner to prevent you from updating ESXi hosts to ESXi 7.0 Update 3c with the non-critical host patches predefined baseline, which checks ESXi hosts for compliance only with optional patches. VCenter Server 7.0 Update 3c adds fixes and warnings to some vSphere Lifecycle Manager workflows: For more information, see VMware knowledge article 86447. If the scan finds no affected hosts, you can continue with the upgrade of vCenter Server first. Do not use patch baselines based on the rollup bulletin. You can upgrade ESXi hosts that you manage with either baselines or a single image, by using the ESXi ISO image with an upgrade baseline or a base image of 7.0 Update 3c respectively. IMPORTANT: You must first upgrade the list of affected hosts to ESXi 7.0 Update 3c before you continue to upgrade vCenter Server to 7.0 Update 3c.
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If the precheck identifies such ESXi hosts, a detailed scan runs to provide a list of all affected hosts, specifying file locations where you can find the list, and providing guidance how to proceed.

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When you start the update or upgrade of your vCenter Server system, an upgrade precheck runs a scan to detect if ESXi hosts of versions potentially affected by the issues around the Intel driver name change exist in your vCenter Server inventory. To help you upgrade your system correctly, vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3c adds a precheck and detailed scan with warnings: To download the script and for more information, see VMware knowledge base article 87258, and the instructional video on the vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3c (7.0) upgrade precheck. VMware provides a vSphere_upgrade_assessment.py script that you can use to identify any ESXi hosts that require remediation before you start a vCenter Server upgrade. Affected ESXi versions are 7.0 Update 3a, 7.0 Update 3, 7.0 Update 2d, and 7.0 Update 2c. What's Newĭue to the recent name change in the Intel i40en driver to i40enu and back to i40en, ESXi hosts in some environments later than ESXi 7.0 Update 2a might have both driver versions, which results in several issues, all resolved in vSphere 7.0 Update 3c. For a list of related VMware knowledge base articles, see 87327.

IMPORTANT: VMware removed ESXi 7.0 Update 3, 7.0 Update 3a, and 7.0 Update 3b from all sites on Novemdue to an upgrade-impacting issue. The release notes cover the following topics: VCenter Server 7.0 Update 3c | 27 JAN 2022 | ISO Build 19234570Ĭheck for additions and updates to these release notes.
