Upgrading ESXi to 8.x using the vCenter built-in LCM (VUM)

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Upgrading ESXi to 8.x using the vCenter built-in LCM (VUM)

Environment

ESXi 6.7
ESXi 7.x
ESXI 8.x
vCenter 7.x
vCenter 8.x

Cause

Upgrading to vSphere 8.x

Resolution

You can follow the steps to use LCM to update your ESXi hosts using an ISO:

1.  Click on the Lifecycle Manger button under the menu in the upper left.

2.  Click on import iso

3.  Select the file to be uploaded and click Import

4.  Select the baselines tab and click on new and create the baseline

5. Select upgrade and click next, then click next again for the automatic patch selection screen

6.  In the select an iso screen, filter the name to reflect the ISO you wish to use

7.  Select the ISO you imported

8.  Click Next and Finish

9.  Go to the hosts and clusters view using the menu in the upper left by clicking on Inventory, then hosts and clusters icon.

10.  Select the host that you wish to update and click on the updates tab

11.  Click on the attach dropdown and click on attach baseline

12.  Select the newly created baseline and click on attach

13.  Select the baseline in the attached baselines section and click on remediate

You can follow the steps to use LCM to update your ESXi hosts to the required patch:

1.  Click on the Lifecycle Manger button under the menu in the upper left.

2.  Click on import iso

3.  Select the file to be uploaded and click Import

4.  Select the baselines tab and click on new and create the baseline

5. Select patch and click next, then click next again for the automatic patch selection screen

6.  In the add patches manually screen, filter the name to reflect esx patches

7.  Select the patch you imported

8.  Click Next and Finish

9.  Go to the hosts and clusters view using the menu in the upper left by clicking on Inventory, then hosts and clusters icon.

10.  Select the host that you wish to update and click on the updates tab

11.  Click on the attach dropdown and click on attach baseline

12.  Select the newly created baseline and click on attach

13.  Select the baseline in the attached baselines section and click on remediate