vmware upgrade

[jgorospe]

Hello,

Just wanted to ask about the upgrade sequence of VMware infrastructure.

Please correct me if im wrong.
upgrade sequence:
vCenter > ESXi  > distributed switch > VMtools 

Thank you in advance,

[shiva_jr · Accepted solution]

Hi jgorospe,
   Yes, you need to upgrade in the sequence (Vcenter -> Esxi -> VMtools) but I don't think upgrading the Distrubuted switch in vmware is required.
   If you face any issues even after upgrading, you can upgrade the Virtual hardaware and VMFS to compatible latest version.

Regards,
Shiva_JR

[support_s]

System recommended content:

1. VMware ESXi 7.0.2--After upgrading to ESXi 7.0.2 Custom Image getting Messages VIRTUAL NICs- NO VUSB0 AVAILABLE

2. HPE customized image VMware-ESXi-6.5U3 and 6.7U3 Release notes for VMware vSphere upgrade/update on HPE Hyper Converged 250 and HPE Hyper Converged 380 System

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[PatrickLong]

Just wanted to contribute that VMtools versioning is completely decoupled from the underlying vSphere infrastructure and can be upgraded independently - it is both forward AND backward compatible so VMtools upgrades are not really a part of an upgrade sequence per se.  It is recommended to always use the latest version of VMTools regardless of underlying VMware product platform version. The only relevant dependencies are compatibility between VMtools version and guest OS version, and compatibility between VMware product platform/optional VMware products and the guest OS.