This article provides the details and conditions when upgrading a VMware vSphere ESXi host that was deployed or installed using a custom installation image.
For more information, see How the vSphere ESXi Image Builder Works
After you upgrade a vSphere ESXi host to a later major version, you experience these symptoms:
"No compatible network adapter found. Please consult the product's Hardware Compatibility Guide (HCG) for list of supported adapters."
<CONFLICTING_VIBS ERROR: Vibs on the host are conflicting with vibs in metadata, Remove the conflicting vibs or use Image Builder to create a custom ISO providing newer versions of the conflicting vibs.<br>['name_of_conflicting_vib'}>
The upgrade contains the following set of conflicting VIBs:
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name_of_conflicting_vib2
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Remove the conflicting VIBs or use IMage Builder to create a custom Upgrade ISO image that contains the newer versions of the conflicting VIBs, and try the upgrade again.
VMware vSphere ESXi
During an upgrade to a later major release of vSphere ESXi, these conditions must be met if the host was initially installed using a custom image of vSphere ESXi:
ESXi Downloads
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Note: In some cases, hosts may contain third-party custom VIBs that cannot be upgraded. For more information, see the Upgrading Hosts That Have Third-Party Custom VIBs
When updating vSphere ESXi to a minor patch or version release, VMware recommends verifying the compatibility of device firmware, BIOS, third-party drivers and custom VIB packages with the new version of vSphere ESXi. If the third-party device driver, custom VIB package, BIOS or device firmware version are not compatible, upgrade the component to a compatible version. For more information on device compatibility, see the Broadcom Compatibility Guide.
For more information on upgrading third-party device drivers and VIB packages, see Download and install async drivers in VMware ESXi.
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VMware ESXi 8.0.3 build-24280767