Esxcli software profile install/update command with --dry-run option may fail with "File path... is claimed by multiple non-overlay VIBs" message

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• ESXi upgrade via esxcli software profile install/update command with --dry-run option (including usage from PowerCLI) commands may fail with error "File path... is claimed by multiple non-overlay VIBs"

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x
VMware ESXi 6.7.x

Cause

• ESXi 8.0 and later image profiles that contain the new ESXio contents. Older ESXi does not understand ESXio contents.
   

Resolution

• This is a known issue with this release and VMware Engineering is working for a fix in the future ESXi patch release

Workaround:

• The issue is only seen with --dry-run option, which doesn't alter the ESXi system.
• Actual profile update (without --dry-run option) does not have this issue, as the actual upgrade would download target ESXi upgrade code to perform the upgrade, and target ESXi upgrade code understands the new content