After you complete the upgrade of the Platform Services Controller and vCenter Server instances for the shared edge and compute cluster, you use vSphere Update Manager for automated upgrade of the ESXi hosts in Region A and Region B.

Procedure

  1. In a Web browser, log in to the Compute vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client.
    Setting Value
    URL https://sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local/ui
    User name administrator@vsphere.local
    Password vsphere_admin_password
  2. Upload the ESXi update image file to the vSphere Update Manager Server.
    1. Click Menu > Update Manager.
    2. From the Update Manager drop-down menu, select sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local
    3. Click ESXi Images, and click Import.
    4. On the Import ESXi Image page, click Browse, navigate to the VMware-VMvisor-Installer-201905001-13644319.x86_64.iso file, and click Open.
    5. Wait until the image file is imported and click Close.
  3. Create a baseline for the ESXi image.
    1. Click the Baselines tab and click New Baseline.
    2. In the Create Baseline wizard, follow the prompts and configure the following settings.
      Create Baseline Wizard Page Setting Value
      Name and Description Name VMware Validated Design ESXi 6.7 U2 Upgrade
      Description -
      Content Upgrade
      Select image Select image ESXi 6.7.0-20190504001-13644319-standard
      Summary - -
  4. Attach the baseline to the shared edge and compute cluster.
    1. In the Hosts and clusters inventory, expand the sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local tree and expand the sfo01-w01dc data center.
    2. Click the sfo01-w01-shared01 cluster.
    3. Click the Updates tab.
    4. Under Attached Baselines and Baseline Groups, click Attach > Attach Baseline or Baseline Group, select VMware Validated Design ESXI 6.7 U2 Upgrade, and click Attach.
  5. Configure the remediation settings for hosts and virtual machines.
    1. Click Menu > Update Manager.
    2. From the Update Manager drop-down menu, select sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local
    3. Click the Settings tab.
    4. Under Remediation Settings click Hosts.
    5. Click Edit, enter the settings for host remediation, and click Save.

      Setting

      Value
      VM Power state Do not change the VM power state
      Retry entering maintenance mode in case of failure. Deselected
      Allow installation of additional software on PXE booted hosts Deselected
      Migrate powered off and suspended VMs to other hosts in the cluster, if a host must enter maintenance mode Selected
      Disconnect removable media devices that might prevent a host from entering maintenance mode Deselected
      Enable quick boot Deselected
    6. Under Remediation Settings, and click VMs.
    7. Click Edit, enter the default settings for VM rollback, and click Save.
      Setting Value
      Take snapshot of VMs Selected
      Do not delete snapshots Selected
  6. Scan the cluster for upgrades against the new baseline for compliance.
    1. In the Hosts and clusters inventory, expand the sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local tree and expand the sfo01-w01dc data center.
    2. Click the sfo01-w01-shared01 cluster.
    3. On the Updates tab, click Host Updates and click .
    4. In the Hosts are non-compliant pane, click Check Compliance.
      After the compliance check finishes, the Status column for the VMware Validated Design ESXi 6.7 U2 Upgrade baseline shows as Non-Compliant.
  7. Remediate the shared edge and compute cluster and upgrade the ESXi hosts that it contains.
    1. On the Updates tab, under Attached Baselines and Baseline Groups, select the VMware Validated Design ESXI 6.7 U2 Upgrade baseline and click Remediate.
    2. Configure the settings and click Remediate.
      Remediate | sfo01-w01-mgmt01 Setting Value

      End User License Agreement

      I accept the terms and license agreement.

      Selected

      Host Name

      • sfo01w01esx01.sfo01.rainpole.local

        sfo01w01esx02.sfo01.rainpole.local

        sfo01w01esx03.sfo01.rainpole.local

        sfo01w01esx04.sfo01.rainpole.local

      After the remediation finishes, the Status column for the VMware Validated Design ESXi 6.7 U2 Upgrade baseline shows as Compliant.The remediation process might take several minutes.
  8. Repeat this procedure for the shared edge and compute cluster in Region B.