Upgrading ESXi through "esxcli software profile update" method fails: Missing reserved components

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Issue/Introduction

Upgrading ESXi through esxcli software profile update   command fails.

The following error is returned in commandline output:

 

[MissingComponentError]

Missing reserved components BCM-storcli_007.2613.0000.0000-01,Broadcom-bnxt-NetRoCE_228.0.216.0-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,Intel-icen_1.12.5.0-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,Intel-igbn_1.11.2.0-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,MRVL-QLogic-FC_5.4.82.82.0-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,Microchip-smartpqi_80.4600.0.115-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,amsdvComponent_7-1.11.6.0.3-1,ilo-driver_700.10.8.2.2-1OEM700.1.0.15843807,ssacli2-component_6.30.8.0.0,sutComponent_800.5.0.0.0.11-0

Environment

Esxi 8.0.x

Cause

1) Checked esxupdate.log , there is no other error message.

   The following error appears suddenly :

YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: Traceback (most recent call last):
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: File "/usr/lib/vmware/esxcli-software", line 1135, in <module>
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: main()
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: File "/usr/lib/vmware/esxcli-software", line 1122, in main
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: ret = CMDTABLE[command](options)
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: File "/usr/lib/vmware/esxcli-software", line 495, in ProfileUpdateCmd
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: res = t.InstallVibsFromProfile([], opts.profile, depotUrls=depoturls,
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: File "/tmp/esx-update-2108562/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 1940, in InstallVibsFromProfile
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: File "/tmp/esx-update-2108562/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 1206, in _installVibs
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: File "/tmp/esx-update-2108562/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/vmware/esximage/ImageProfile.py", line 1344, in PopulateReservedMetadata
YYYY-MM-DDTdd:12:42Z Er(11) esxupdate[2108562]: esximage.Errors.MissingComponentError: Missing reserved components BCM-storcli_007.2613.0000.0000-01,Broadcom-bnxt-Net-RoCE_228.0.216.0-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,Intel-icen_1.12.5.0-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,Intel-igbn_1.11.2.0-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,MRVL-QLogic-FC_5.4.82.0-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,Microchip-smartpqi_80.4600.0.115-1OEM.800.1.0.20613240,amsdvComponent_701.11.6.0.3-1,ilo-driver_700.10.8.2.2-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807,ssacli2-component_6.30.8.0-8.0.0,sutComponent_800.5.0.0.11-0

 

2)  Check the vibs on Esxi host:

    esxcli software vib list

  The vibs in error message above   can be found in vib list.

  Remove some vibs from Esxi host, 

   for example:   storcli

  But it does not make any change.  

  The exactly same error message is returns when user runs "esxcli software profile update "  command.

  Even when vib  storcli has been removed, the error message still complains about storcli vib .

 

3)The existing profile on Esxi host was installed in vSphere Lifecycle Manager, not with  commandline

 This can be confirmed with command :

  #   esxcli software  profile get: 

(Updated) VMware Lifecycle Manager Generated Image:
   Name: (Updated) VMware Lifecycle Manager Generated Image

 

4) On an Esxi host which was installed manually, or upgraded with esxcli command , the profile name format is different:

  #   esxcli software  profile get: 

HPE-Custom-AddOn_802.0.0.11.6.0-5
   Name: HPE-Custom-AddOn_802.0.0.11.6.0-5

 

 

Resolution

The workaround is:

    Do not use command to apply patch on this Esxi host, use Sphere Lifecycle Manager instead.

  1)  Import  Esxi patch zip file to vSphere Lifecycle Manager, and create new image  with the zip file.

   2)  Upgrading Esxi host with image in vSphere Lifecycle Manager