Image validation fails with error Component ESXi(#.#.#.#####) obsoletes driver for

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Attempting to validate a cluster image presents a warning about an obsolete driver. An example warning: Component ESXi(9.0.0.0100.24813472) obsoletes Network driver for Intel(R) X710/XL710/XXV710/X722 Adapters(i40en_ens-1.4.1.0)

The components setting in the image does not show the driver presented in the warning.

The /var/log/vmware/vmware-updatemgr/vum-server/vmware-vum-server-#.log shows entries similar to:

YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS info vmware-vum-server[######] [Originator@#### sub=ServiceProvider] [EmbeddedPyServiceProvider ####] Starting drafts validate, spec: {
--> "add_on": null,
--> "alternative_images": null,
--> "base_image": {
--> "version": "9.0.0.0100.########"
--> },
--> "components": {
--> "Intel-i40en-ens": "1.4.1.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807",
--> },
--> "hardware_support": null,
--> "removed_components": null,
--> "solutions": {}
--> }

YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS info vmware-vum-server[######] [Originator@####sub=VumVapi::Lib::Utils] [ImageRepositoryManager ####] Draft validation succeeded, Notifications: {
-->     "errors": [],
-->     "info": [],
-->     "warnings": [
-->         {
-->             "id": "com.vmware.vcIntegrity.lifecycle.Validate.Obsolete",
-->             "message": {
-->                 "args": [
-->                     "ESXi(9.0.0.0100.24813472)",
-->                     "Network driver for Intel(R) X710/XL710/XXV710/X722 Adapters(i40en_ens-1.4.1.0)",
-->                     "",
-->                     ""
-->                 ],
-->                 "default_message": "Component {1} obsoletes {2}.",
-->                 "id": "com.vmware.vcIntegrity.lifecycle.Validate.Obsolete",
-->                 "localized": null,
-->                 "params": null
-->             },
-->             "originator": null,
-->             "resolution": {
-->                 "args": [
-->                     "Network driver for Intel(R) X710/XL710/XXV710/X722 Adapters(i40en_ens-1.4.1.0)"
-->                 ],
-->                 "default_message": "Remove component(s) {1} to resolve the problem.",
-->                 "id": "com.vmware.vcIntegrity.lifecycle.Validate.Resolution.RemoveComponents",
-->                 "localized": null,
-->                 "params": null

 

Resolution

• Create a new image for the cluster from scratch and configure as desired: Create a Cluster That Uses an Image by Composing a New Image