1. For an ESXi 7.0 host, enter the nsxcli by running:
2. Then use the following command to clear the upgrade status flag on the host:
3. Log in to vCenter Server and place the impacted host into maintenance mode.
4. Reboot the host.
5. Exit NSX maintenance mode on the NSX Hosts page.
6. Resume the upgrade process, which will now NOT be an in-place upgrade.
For detailed documentation on Troubleshooting Upgrade Failures, refer to the following guide:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/
For detailed documentation on in-place upgrade failure, refer to the following guide:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/
Note: If we encounter the below error, when trying to put the host in maintenance mode, it implies the step 2 above was not run or the command did not apply correctly:
Note: X denoted the number which be indicated for the adapter and can differ.