Host Command Line Upgrade Failing Due To Acceptable Hardware Errors

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Use of Profiles for host upgrade i.e.

esxcli software profile install -p [profile_name] -d /vmfs/volumes/[datastore_UUID]/[full_image_name].zip

Host has non-showstopper hardware issues that are preventing a successful upgrade.  I.E.

"The CPU in this host may not be supported in future ESXi releases"

"Legacy boot (BIOS) is detected"

Environment

7.x or 8.x esxi host command line upgrade

Cause

Cannot procede with host command line upgrade due to hardware warnings or errors

Resolution

The --no-hardware-warning switch is required when a command-line upgrade to ESXi 8.0.x fails with a HardwareError

esxcli software profile install -p [profile_name] -d /vmfs/volumes/[datastore_UUID]/[full_image_name].zip
 --no-host-warning