You can get benefited from the latest VMware compatibility guide updates released for the VMware ESXi hosts, hardware, and IO devices by frequently checking for VCG Updates and downloading the updates.
Check and download new updates for VCG Database using VMware Compatibility Guide
Prerequisites
Verify that you can access the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics user interface.
Verify that you have the administrator privileged user credentials to log in the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics.
Verify that the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics have internet connectivity to https://shd-download.vmware.com. Refer to the Outbound Interaction section for checking the ports and protocols used for interacting with the site.
Procedure
Results
Note: The update can take about approximately from 30 through 40 minutes to complete. Once started, the process runs asynchronously and post update, VMware Compatability Guide Database details are updated in the user interface. You can proceed with other activities in the user interface without blocking the updates.
VMware Compatability Guides database is updated on the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics appliance.