VMware Cloud Foundation Precheck Fails with Error About Missing ESXi Bundle

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager

Issue/Introduction

Upgrading VCF 5.1.1.0 to VCF 5.2.0 precheck failed with the following error: "Could not find downloaded bundle for HOST upgrade to version 8.0.3-24022510"

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x

Cause

Precheck is expecting a specific ESXi update bundle to have been downloaded, however, the bundle is missing.
When you navigate to Bundle Management, the bundle specified in the error is not available for download.

Resolution

Option1:
Manually download ESXi bundle using PowerShell Script for VMware Cloud Foundation Bundle Management: PowerShell Script for VMware Cloud Foundation Bundle Management

Option2: 
Upgrade the SDDC Manager to the desired version and perform the precheck again.