Host not compatible with the image
"Downgrades of manually added Components
in the desired ESXi version are not supported.VMware vCenter Server 8.x
VMware vCenter Server 7.x
vSphere Lifecycle Manager cannot perform a downgrade of the components already installed on the host. If the newly configured vSphere Lifecycle Manager image includes older version VIBs than those currently installed on the host.
To resolve, perform one of the below options.
Option 1 - Edit the Image and select a version of the Vendor Addon that contains higher versions of the components.
Option 2 - Manually import offline bundles of the components of same or higher version and add them to the image under "Add Components" section while editing the Image and save the changes.
In the below example, we added Network driver for Intel version 1.4.3.0-1 and VMware Tools Async Release 12.5.1.
Option 3 - If the newer version of VIB is not necessary and an older version is desired. The new version must be removed manually from the host.
Important: Ensure to validate the VIB being removed is not used by Network or Storage adapters. Refer KB to Determining Network/Storage firmware and driver version using ESXi Shell
esxcli software vib list
<vib_name>
of the third-party VIB from the name
column.esxcli storage core adapter list | grep -i <vib_name>
esxcli network nic list | grep -i <vib_name>
esxcli software profile get | grep -i <vib_name>
esxcli software vib remove -n <vib_name>
esxcli software component remove -n <vib_name>