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    <title>topic Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log in Update Manager Discussions</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;Same here, I have a case that's been escalated to VMware Engineering.&amp;nbsp; We tried removing a couple of VIB's but did not resolve the issue.&amp;nbsp; I'm trying to upgrade from ESXi 7.0 U2a to latest.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:46:05 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>mkotsmith</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2021-10-07T18:46:05Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/525041#M903</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have a ESXi v6.5 running on IBM M2. The ESXi is managed by vCenter V6.7. I tried to patch the ESXi with Update Manager. Update manager always fails with error, &lt;SPAN title="The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details."&gt;The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN title="The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details."&gt;The update manager and vCenter are installed on Windows 2012 Server. Please advise how I can proceed to troubleshoot and fix the issue.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:02:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/525041#M903</guid>
      <dc:creator>JoeinTNT</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-02-20T00:02:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/525042#M904</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Have you checked the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If not, take a look at them:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Windows 2008 and later operating systems:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Update Manager\Logs\&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ESXi (patch and update installation logs):&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;/var/log/esxupdate.log&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also take a look at KB below. It describes your issue.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/59257" title="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/59257"&gt;VMware Knowledge Base&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:03:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/525042#M904</guid>
      <dc:creator>KocPawel</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-02-20T21:03:39Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/525043#M905</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Moderator: Moved to Update Manager&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 23:23:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/525043#M905</guid>
      <dc:creator>scott28tt</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-02-20T23:23:11Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2870476#M5703</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;i have the same error after i patched my esxi with the newest build 7.0.3&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;18644231.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;It worked without problems on the first one, but the same error occurs on the second. I checked the esxupdate.log but only got DEBUG and INFO messages, no ERROR.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;In my Case the vCenter ist installed in the vcsa virtual machine.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:35:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2870476#M5703</guid>
      <dc:creator>cfmpa</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-06T12:35:05Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2870829#M5716</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Same here, I have a case that's been escalated to VMware Engineering.&amp;nbsp; We tried removing a couple of VIB's but did not resolve the issue.&amp;nbsp; I'm trying to upgrade from ESXi 7.0 U2a to latest.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:46:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2870829#M5716</guid>
      <dc:creator>mkotsmith</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-07T18:46:05Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2870948#M5725</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Same here. Update VCenter 7.0.2.00500 Build 18455184 to 7.0.3.00000 Build 18700403 completed fine.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Now I want to update my ESXi-Hosts (7.0 U2d) but when I stage the patch "ESXi70U3-18644231" it stopps with error message "The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1." . No errors in esxupdate.log.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:26:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2870948#M5725</guid>
      <dc:creator>TO99</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-08T12:26:14Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871327#M5731</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;VMware has royally f*ed this up, again. We not only have &lt;U&gt;this&lt;/U&gt; issue (and NO, no 'payload' error in esxupdate.log), but even more severe issues, even unrelated baselines are getting 'not compliant' once you remediate another one...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In two totally independent vCenter appliances (7.0.2 build&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;18455184).&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:41:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871327#M5731</guid>
      <dc:creator>vmjoe</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-11T14:41:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871675#M5734</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Same issue our side. Did 2x clean R540 hosts no problem, but stuck with the 10+ other clusters - different VCSA's etc. Call open with support. No errors in esxupdate logs - just mention in lifecycle: ERROR Failed to delete pidfile(/var/vmware/lifecycle/lifecycle.apply.pid) Might be interesting if you have the same-&amp;nbsp; reboots of the host made no difference, we are also using dell approved images for u2.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871675#M5734</guid>
      <dc:creator>Igubu</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-13T06:16:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871810#M5736</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Found solution that worked for me &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://communities.vmware.com/html/@DCF4E2F7991292CEECF250394DB2C2BC/emoticons/1f642.png" alt=":slightly_smiling_face:" title=":slightly_smiling_face:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Found a mention of it hidden away in the u3 release notes:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/rn/vsphere-esxi-703-release-notes.html" target="_blank"&gt;https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/rn/vsphere-esxi-703-release-notes.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Scroll down to " Product support notices":&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;"...The inbox i40enu network driver changes name&lt;/STRONG&gt;...."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;So the fix was to remove that vib:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;esxcli software vib remove -n i40enu&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I did this with host in maintenance mode - didn't even reboot to complete the vib removal, and was able to immediately use Lifecycle remediate with a baseline attached - installed, and rebooted and works 100%.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just make sure of course you don't have an old Gbit nic that still uses the i40enu driver.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:19:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871810#M5736</guid>
      <dc:creator>Igubu</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-13T19:19:11Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871811#M5737</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;That so far has not worked for me...&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:22:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871811#M5737</guid>
      <dc:creator>mkotsmith</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-13T19:22:35Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871813#M5738</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;My upgrade was from U2d though - and the original u2 image was a Dell customized image. Booted from that ISO to do in-place upgrade from earlier 6.7 and then 7.0 - and I had to go through some VIB removals then.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also using TPM and secure boot on them now. The annoying thing is no log or error message tells you it's VIB's when using remediation or esxcli install.&amp;nbsp; No sure if you tried yet -but get the U3 full .iso - boot from it (iDrac etc) - if there are more vib's - that install/upgrade from ISO will tell you which ones. (yes a long process)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:30:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871813#M5738</guid>
      <dc:creator>Igubu</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-13T19:30:26Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871968#M5739</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Saw below article seems VMware is removing support for SD boot. We have SD card boot I am also having same issue after 7.02u have opened case with VMWare lets see.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/85685" target="_blank"&gt;https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/85685&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:15:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871968#M5739</guid>
      <dc:creator>abhishekrana9</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-14T16:15:51Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871974#M5740</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Yep, already been through this...&amp;nbsp; The fix is 7.0 U2c or higher but the writing is on the wall for SD card boot devices.&amp;nbsp; The exact reason I ran into this problem to begin with.&amp;nbsp; I'm replacing a bunch of MicroSD cards with Dell BOSS controllers.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:37:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2871974#M5740</guid>
      <dc:creator>mkotsmith</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-14T16:37:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2872246#M5741</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Any resolution from VMware for this yet?&amp;nbsp; I am upgrading from 7.0.2_17867351 to 7.0U3-18644231 and have run into this same problem.&amp;nbsp; The log file shows no errors.&amp;nbsp; The&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;i40enu vib does not exist on my system and we don't use the SD Card, so those are not the problem.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 18:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2872246#M5741</guid>
      <dc:creator>sburnside</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-15T18:00:50Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2873564#M5754</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;VMware has a new KB, the issue is you can't go from 7.0 U2a to anything other than 7.0 U2c and then from U2c you can upgrade to U2d or U3, etc.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/85982?lang=en_US" target="_blank"&gt;https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/85982?lang=en_US&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:14:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Update-Manager-Discussions/The-host-returns-esxupdate-error-codes-1-Check-the-Update/m-p/2873564#M5754</guid>
      <dc:creator>mkotsmith</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-21T19:14:22Z</dc:date>
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