Upgrading a 5.x ESXi host to 6.0 fails with a conflicting VIB error for xhci VIB file

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• Upgrading from ESXi 5.x to 6.0 fails.
• You see an error similar to:
  
  The upgrade contains the following set of conflicting VIBs: VMware_bootbank_xhci-xhci_1.0-3vmw.550.3.78.3248547 Remove the conflicting VIBs or use Image Builder to create a custom upgrade ISO

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0

Resolution

To resolve this issue, remove the xhci VIB file before upgrading the host.

1. Connect to the affected ESXi host using an SSH session. For more information, see Using ESXi Shell in ESXi 5.x and 6.0 (2004746).
2. to view the vibs use the command  - esxcli software vib list
3. Delete the xhci VIB file by running this command:
   esxcli software vib remove --vibname xhci-xhci

Additional Information

Using ESXi Shell in ESXi 5.x and 6.x
ESXi 5.x ホストを 6.0 にアップグレードすると xhci VIB ファイルに対する VIB 競合エラーにより失敗する
将 ESXi 5.x 主机升级到 6.0 失败，并显示 xhci VIB 文件存在 VIB 冲突错误