VxRail 4.7.525-26769857 bundle becomes available for upgrade even though NSX 6.4.8 upgrade still in-progress on VCF on VxRail 3.10.1.2 environment

Products

• VMware Cloud Foundation

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• This issue is found on Vxrail environment where vCenter Server 6.7u3n patch is applied on 3.9.x, 3.10.x versions as per https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/84051 , later if you are upgrading to VCF version 3.10.1.2, you may experience issues similar to:
  • Vxrail 4.7.525-26769857 bundle becomes available for upgrade in SDDC Manager UI Bundles page and Update/Patches tab even though NSX 6.4.8 upgrade is still in-progress on VCF on Vxrail 3.10.1.2 environment
  • Both NSX 6.4.8 bundle and Vxrail 4.7.525-26769857 bundles can become available for upgrade in SDDC manager UI Bundles page and Update/Patches tab
• For more information, see: Applying vCenter Server 6.7 Update 3n patch on VMware Cloud Foundation on 3.9.x, 3.10.0, 3.10.1.x, 3.10.2

 

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail 3.9.x
VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail 3.10.x
VMware Cloud Foundation 3.10.x
VMware Cloud Foundation 3.9.x

Cause

• This is due to out of band update of vCenter Server 6.7 Update 3n patch which causes Upgrade order mismatch in VCF on Vxrail environment

Resolution

• Steps to workaround the issue:
  Complete NSX 6.4.8 upgrade first and then Vxrail 4.7.525-26769857 upgrade can be triggered.