vCenter and ESXi upgrade from vRealize LCM

[virtualdive]

Hello Folks,

Can vRealize LCM upgrade the ESXi and vCenter?

[Alex_Romeo]

HI,

No.

What’s New in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 2.1? - VMware Cloud Management

vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager automates install, configuration, upgrade, patch, configuration management, drift remediation and health from within a single pane of glass, thereby freeing IT Managers/Cloud admin resources to focus on business-critical initiatives, while improving time to value (TTV), reliability and consistency. Automates Day 0 to Day 2 operations of the entire vRealize Suite, enabling simplified operational experience for customers.

ARomeo

[virtualdive]

Thanks, thought so. So its only done through vSphere LCM in 7.0?

[Alex_Romeo]

exact

vSphere 7 - Lifecycle Management - VMware vSphere Blog

[siglert]

No, LCM can not however vCloud Foundation can and the SDDC manager uses LCM to perform that function.