Before you can upgrade VMware Cloud Foundation, you must download the upgrade bundles for each VMware Cloud Foundation component that requires an upgrade.
Online and Offline Downloads
If the SDDC Manager appliance can connect to the internet (either directly or through a proxy server), you can download upgrade bundles from the VMware Depot using your Broadcom Support Portal account.
If the SDDC Manager appliance cannot connect to the internet, you can use the Bundle Transfer Utility or connect to an offline depot.
Other Bundle Types
- Install Bundles
An install bundle includes software binaries to install VI workload domains (vCenter Server and NSX) and VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. You download install bundles using the same process that you use for upgrade bundles.
- Async Patch Bundles
An async patch bundle allows you to apply critical patches to certain VMware Cloud Foundation components (NSX Manager, vCenter Server, and ESXi) when an update or upgrade bundle is not available. If you are running VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1 or earlier, you must use the Async Patch Tool to download an async patch bundle. See Async Patch Tool. Starting with VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2, you can download async patches using the SDDC Manager UI or Bundle Transfer Utility.
