ESXi latest version

[baber]

Would you say which one is latest ?

VMware-ESXi-7.0U2e-19290878-depot   Release date = 2022-02-15

VMware-ESXi-7.0U3c-19193900-depot   Release date = 2022-01-27

This is strange it shows U3c but Release date is before that U2e

[fabio1975 · Accepted solution]

Ciao 

It is not strange, because the version  VMware-ESXi-7.0U2e-19290878 have a fix for security vulnerabilities and VMware suggestion is :

IMPORTANT: ESXi 7.0 Update 2e delivers fixes for CVE-2021-22040, CVE-2021-22041, CVE-2021-22042, and CVE-2021-22043. If you do not plan to update your environment to ESXi 7.0 Update 3c (build # 19193900), use ESXi 7.0 Update 2e to update your ESXi hosts of version 7.0 Update 2d (build # 18538813) and earlier with these security fixes. 
The supported update path from ESXi 7.0 Update 2e is to ESXi 7.0 Update 3c or later. The upgrade path from ESXi 6.5.x and ESXi 6.7.x to ESXi 7.0 Update 2e is not supported. For supported upgrade paths from ESXi 6.5.x and 6.7.x to ESXi 7.x versions, see VMware knowledge base article 67077.

Which version is the latest depends on whether you can upgrade to version 7.0U3 or you need to stay on version 7.u2.

The 7.0u3c is the last of the 7.u3 while the 7.u2e is the last of the 7.u2