#Esxi 7 release notes update#
#Esxi 7 release notes Patch#

Database and configuration is copied over to the new VCSA and synchronised up.

As usual, a new VCSA is created a part of the upgrade process.

If youвЂ™re a VMware Cloud on AWS customer, youвЂ™ll be happy to see reduced downtime for vCenter Server upgrades: This is not yet supported for shared vSAN witness nodes.

#Esxi 7 release notes Patch#

Now vLCM will be able to patch the witness node for vSAN (if you have one) saving further time when patching vSAN clusters. Staying with vSAN, vLCM now also manages standalone vSAN witness nodes. This means that vLCM will check installed drive firmware against the official vSAN HCL. VSAN compatibility checks now expand to disk compatibility. This functionality is available only via the API at this time but will be introduced into the UI later. YouвЂ™ll also be able to delete objects from the depot.

#Esxi 7 release notes update#

VLCM now supports the editing of depots including the ability to manage patch, update and recall objects. Options include SSD, BOSS card, PCI storage device etcДЇor more information on this issue, please see the official FAQ page vSphere Lifecycle Manager Improvements VMware recommended using a persistent, local storage device. ESX is operating with limited system storage space, logs and system data will be lost on reboot вЂњ The degraded mode error message is вЂњ ALERT: No persistent storage available for system logs and data.

Going forward, SD cards and USB boot devices when used for ESXi will generate a warning and run in вЂњdegradedвЂќ mode.

ESXi 7 has a minimum storage requirement of 32GB.

The ESX-OSData partition should be stored on a local, reliable persistent storage device.

SD cards & USB devices are unreliable over the long term.

VMware has recently explained their stance on using SD cards on production ESXi hosts. vSphere Lifecycle, Upgrades and Patching SD card guidance

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