VCP-DCV vSphere Lifecycle Management — All Questions With Answers

Refer to the exhibit.

```
com.vmware.cis.vlcm.vib.download.error: Failed to download VIB from https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/B7C9A1F1-.../vib.xml
```

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```
{
  "image": {
    "version": "8.0.1",
    "vibs": [
      {"name": "vmware-esx", "version": "8.0.1-123456"},
      {"name": "custom-vib", "version": "1.0.0-1"}
    ],
    "firmware": {
      "vendor": "Dell",
      "version": "2.10.0"
    }
  },
  "compliance": {
    "status": "NON_COMPLIANT",
    "issues": [
      {"host": "esxi-02.corp.com", "type": "VIB_MISSING", "vib": "custom-vib"}
    ]
  }
}
```

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```
# esxcli software vib list | grep -i vmware
vmware-esx-base  5.5.0-3-standard
vmware-esx-base  6.0.0-2-standard
```

Host1 shows vmware-esx-base version 5.5.0-3-standard, Host2 shows version 6.0.0-2-standard. The cluster image is set to 6.0.0-2-standard.

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Error log during vLCM remediation:

```
2023-09-20T14:23:00Z ERROR: Failed to retrieve software profile from depot.vmware.com: Connection timed out
2023-09-20T14:23:00Z ERROR: Remediation failed for host esx-01.domain.local
```

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Cluster image JSON snippet:

```json
{
  "cluster": "Prod-Cluster",
  "image": "ESXi-8.0.1-21866499-standard",
  "hardware_compatibility": "strict",
  "vendor_addon": "DellEMC-8.0.1-A03"
}
```

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```
esxcli software vib list | grep -i nmlx
nmlx5-core                     5.0.0.22-1OEM.700.0.0.12345   VMware      VMwareCertified   2023-01-01
nmlx5-rdma                     5.0.0.22-1OEM.700.0.0.12345   VMware      VMwareCertified   2023-01-01
nmlx5-en                       5.0.0.22-1OEM.700.0.0.12345   VMware      VMwareCertified   2023-01-01
```

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```
{
  "esx_version": "8.0.1",
  "hardware_support": [
    {
      "vendor": "Dell",
      "model": "PowerEdge R740",
      "firmware": "2.10.0"
    }
  ],
  "vendor_addon": null
}
```

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```
2023-10-05T14:23:10.123Z [vLCM] [ERROR] Remediation failed for host esxi-05.domain.local.
2023-10-05T14:23:10.456Z [vLCM] [ERROR] Host: esxi-05.domain.local - Image compliance check failed: Software package 'vmware-esx-base' has version 7.0.3-123456, expected 7.0.3-789012.
2023-10-05T14:23:10.789Z [vLCM] [ERROR] No further remediation will be attempted for this host.
```

{
  "compliance_check": {
    "status": "NON_COMPLIANT",
    "host": "esxi01.domain.local",
    "missing_components": [
      "Intel-i40en-2.1.0.0"
    ],
    "incompatible_components": [],
    "errors": [
      "Component Intel-i40en-2.1.0.0 not available from any depot"
    ]
  }
}

vCenter Server 8.0 | ESXi 7.0u3 hosts: Host1 (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10), Host2 (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10), Host3 (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9). Image: ESXi 8.0 with HPE custom add-on. Remediation fails with 'Host does not meet hardware compatibility requirements'.

2023-10-05T14:23:45Z vmware-vlcm[12345]: ERROR: vlcm.images.ImageManager - Failed to download component com.vmware.sata:7.0.3-0.0.18778403 from depot https://depot.vmware.com: Connection timed out.

[2023-11-20T10:15:30.123Z] vLCM: Remediation for host esxi-01.vsphere.local started.
[2023-11-20T10:15:32.456Z] vLCM: Pre-check failed: Host is not in maintenance mode.
[2023-11-20T10:15:32.456Z] vLCM: Remediation aborted.

{
  "host": "esxi-02.vsphere.local",
  "compliance_status": "non-compliant",
  "differences": [
    {
      "component": "ESXi",
      "desired_version": "8.0.0-123456",
      "current_version": "7.0.0-123456"
    }
  ]
}

Name                              Vendor        Build Number    Install Date
ESXi-7.0U3-123456                 VMware        123456          2023-01-15
ESXi-8.0.0-789012                 VMware        789012          2023-10-20

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Exhibit: vSphere Lifecycle Manager Hardware Compatibility Check Output
{
  "image": {
    "esx_version": "8.0.0",
    "vendor": "VMware"
  },
  "hosts": [
    {
      "host_name": "esx-01.vmware.com",
      "status": "COMPATIBLE",
      "firmware_required": false
    },
    {
      "host_name": "esx-02.vmware.com",
      "status": "INCOMPATIBLE",
      "firmware_required": true,
      "reason": "Network card driver version 1.2.3 is not in the image."
    }
  ]
}

{
  "image": {
    "notification": "NOTIFY",
    "version": "8.0.1",
    "vendor_addons": [
      {
        "key": "VXLAN/5.6.0",
        "name": "VMware vSphere with NSX-T",
        "version": "5.6.0"
      }
    ],
    "firmware": {
      "hardware_support_managers": []
    },
    "components": [
      {
        "key": "Intel-i40en/1.10.9.0-1OEM.8800.0.0.20415771",
        "name": "Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X710/XL710",
        "version": "1.10.9.0-1OEM.8800.0.0.20415771"
      },
      {
        "key": "nmlx5-core/4.23.4.0-1OEM.8800.0.0.20415771",
        "name": "Mellanox ConnectX-4/5/6",
        "version": "4.23.4.0-1OEM.8800.0.0.20415771"
      }
    ],
    "software": {
      "version": "8.0.1",
      "bulletin": "esxi-8.0.1-20513097"
    }
  }
}