Update Sequence for VMware vSphere 8.0 and Compatible VMware Products

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

In an environment upgrading to VMware vSphere 8.0, perform the update sequence described in the Supported Update Sequence table.

Reference: VMware Product Interoperability Matrix

Product Names:

• The VMware vRealize cloud management products have been renamed under the VMware Aria brand; however, this article refers to the previous product names.
• The VMware NSX-T Data Center product has been renamed to VMware NSX.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 8.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0.x

Resolution

Upgrade path for VMware vSphere 8.0 and its compatible VMware products:

Supported Update Sequence

 

 1. VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager)    

 2. VMware Identity Manager (Identity Manager)    

 3. Aria Operations for Logs (vRealize Log Insight ***)    

 3. Aria Operations (vRealize Operations Manager ***)

 4. Aria Operations for Networks  (vRealize Network Insight vRealize Automation)

 5. Aria Automation (vRealize Automation)

 6. VMware vSphere Storage APIs – Data Protection (formerly known as VMware vStorage APIs for Data Protection or VADP)

 7. vSphere Replication    

 7. Site Recovery Manager    

 8. NSX    

 9. vCenter Server    

10. ESXi    

11. VMware Tools

12. Virtual Hardware    

12. vSAN On-disk Format    

13. vSAN File Services

**    Update vRealize Log Insight content packs, if required. 
***  Update vRealize Operations management packs, if required.

Important:

• Prior to upgrade, NSX for vSphere must be migrated to NSX. For more information, see VMware vSphere 8.0 Release Notes.
• Prior to upgrade, vRealize products must be updated or migrated to version 8.x.
• If upgrading from vSphere 6.7 with NSX, NVDS to CVDS migration is required. To migrate from NVDS to CVDS, you must first upgrade to vSphere 7.0 Update 2 or higher along with NSX 3.1.x or higher. vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and vSphere Distributed Switch must be upgraded for NVDS to CVDS migration.  For more information, see Migrate Host Switch to vSphere Distributed Switch .
• vSphere 8.0 deprecates certificates with weak signature algorithms, such as SHA1 and MD5. For more information, see Upgrading vCenter Server or ESXi 8.0 fails during precheck due to a weak certificate signature algorithm (313460)
• Certain Spherelet versions from 7.0.x vCenter are not compatible with 8.0 ESXi. Affected WCP Cluster upgrades need to be performed prior to vSphere 8.0 upgrades. For more information, see vSphere with Tanzu's ESXi worker nodes stuck in Not Ready state after upgrade to version 8.0 (323438)
• If Horizon 8 is part of your environment, refer to Update sequence for Horizon 7, Horizon 8, and compatible VMware products (78445)

Note:

• If you need to update multiple products in your environment, start with updating the product with the lowest sequence number. After you update the product, update the product with the next sequence number.
• If a product is not present in your environment, update the subsequent product.
• If you need to update two products with the same sequence number, the order of update does not matter.
• If a product is managed by vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, the minimum version may be dictated by vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

Product	Minimum Supported Version	Documentation
vCenter Server	6.7*	VMware vSphere 8.0 Release Notes About VMware vCenter Server Upgrade Note: vCenter Server must be at a minimum of 6.7 to upgrade to 8.0
ESXi	6.7*	VMware vSphere 8.0 Release Notes About VMware ESXi Upgrade Note: Hosts must be at a minimum of 6.7 to be upgraded to ESXi 8.0. Hosts must be at a minimum of 6.7 to be managed by vCenter Server 8.0.
vSAN	6.7	VMware vSphere 8.0 Release Notes Upgrading the VMware vSAN Note: Upgrade the witness host before upgrading the physical/data hosts
VMware Tools	12.0.5	VMware Tools 12.0.5 Release Notes
NSX	4.0.1.1	VMware NSX 4.0.1.1 Release Notes Upgrading NSX
Site Recovery Manager	8.6	VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.6 Release Notes Upgrading VMware Site Recovery Manager
vSphere Replication	8.6	VMware vSphere Replication 8.6 Release Notes Upgrading VMware vSphere Replication
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager	8.8.2	VMware vRealize Suite lifecycle Manager 8.8.2 Release Notes VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
Identity Manager	Managed: 3.3.6	Managed: (Using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) VMware Identity Manager 3.3.6 Release Notes VMware Identity manager Upgrade
vRealize Log Insight	Unmanaged: 8.2 ** Managed: 8.6.2	Unmanaged VMware vRealize Log Insight 8.2 Release Notes Upgrading from a Previous Release of vRealize Log Insight Managed: (Using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) VMware vRealize Log Insight 8.6 Release Notes Upgrading from Previous Release of vRealize Log Insight VMware vRealize Log Insight Upgrade
vRealize Operations	Unmanaged: 8.2 *** Managed: 8.5 ***	Unmanaged: VMware vRealize Operations 8.2 Release Notes VMware vRealize Operations Upgrade Managed: (Using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) VMware vRealize Operations 8.5 Release Notes VMware vRealize Operations Upgrade
vRealize Network Insight	Unmanaged: 6.7 Managed: 6.7	Unmanaged: VMware vRealize Network Insight 6.7 Release Notes VMware vRealize Network Insight Upgrade Managed: (Using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) VMware vRealize Network Insight 6.7 Release Notes VMware vRealize Network Insight Upgrade
vRealize Automation	Managed: 8.9	Managed: (Using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) VMware vRealize Automation 8.9 Release Notes VMware vRealize Automation Upgrade
vRealize Orchestrator (Standalone)	Unmanaged: 8.9 Managed: 8.9	Unmanaged: VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.9 Release Notes VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.9 Upgrade Managed: (Using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.9 Release Notes Upgrade a vRealize Suite Product
Horizon 8	2206	VMware Horizon 8 2206 Release Notes Horizon Installation and Upgrade

*     If upgrading from vSphere 6.7 with NSX, NVDS to CVDS migration is required. To migrate from NVDS to CVDS, you must first upgrade to vSphere 7.0 Update 2 or higher along with NSX 3.1.x or higher. vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and vSphere Distributed Switch must be upgraded for NVDS to CVDS migration.  For more information, see Migrate Host Switch to vSphere Distributed Switch .
**   vRealize Log Insight 8.2 is End of General Support on October 31, 2022. Consider upgrading to a later supported version.
*** vRealize Operations 8.2 and 8.5 are End of General Support on October 31, 2022. Consider upgrading to a later supported version.