If you are new to 7.x, you'll need new license keys and some preparation. Additional buffer tier performance improvements were also made. This enables the space efficiency of erasure coding while enhancing application performance and reducing CPU cost per I/O. In vSAN 7 Update 2, we have improved the performance and CPU efficiency of RAID 5/6. Update 2 appears to be a bit of a smaller upgrade, see also VMware's What’s New with vSAN 7 Update 2: Warning - vSphere 7.0 was a major new release, with Update 1 containing signficant new capabilities.

Note that the fresh install full downloads do require you to use your MY VMware account, with free sign-up and 60 day trials, with information about potentially avoiding all that for existing vSphere 7.0 non-production labs here, which I've already tested! It's too early to say whether this 92% issue is minor, and whether it's a prevalent issues others are experiencing too.įolks new to VMware sometimes get tripped up when trying to find the actual files they'll need to get started. What surprised me somewhat was that my VCSA 7.0U1c instance was rebuilt from scratch a little over a month ago, so it was very nearly a fresh install. Please note that I've run into some issues with my own VCSA 7.0 Update 2 upgrade, with VAMI stuck at:ĭespite this, my VCSA seems to work, albeit with some other minor warnings in the vSphere Client that I might publish a video on if time permits. Alternatively, use ESXCLI to upgrade which doesn't require VCSA, downloads and installs with one command, and doesn't require my. credentials or software trials, or VCSA. Then in the early hours of March 11 2021, ESXi and VCSA ISOs became available too, with this article promptly updated too.Īs always, be sure to use VUM to update your VCSA first, then update your ESXi host(s) with the preferred Lifecycle Manager. Upgrades were available, which I began testing in my homelab via VAMI and ESXi. On March 9, VMware published Announcing: vSphere 7 Update 2 Release along with vSphere Release Notes, but the ISOs weren't generally available to download. The main VMware download page with all the products to sift through is here, with guidance on what exact files to get from where detailed below! If you're still on 6.x and are more of a YouTube watcher and you want to see what the upgrades to 7.0 are like, here's the article featuring informal videos that should help build your confidence!

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