Vsphere ESXi Host Upgrade failed with Hardware error warning

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Unable to upgrade the ESXi Host received an Hardware error warning while upgrading using the CLI. 

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0.x

Cause

Legacy boot detected. ESXi server running legacy BIOS are encouraged to move to UEFI

Resolution

Please add --no-hardware-warning switch at the end of the upgrade command. 

 

Example:

esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore_name/VMware-ESXi-8.0U3g-24859861-depot.zip --dry-run -p ESXi-8.uU3g-24859861-standard --no-hardware-warning

 

The upgrade should resume without any error.

Additional Information

Patching ESXi host using Command Line(343840)