Igubu
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Found solution that worked for me :slightly_smiling_face:

Found a mention of it hidden away in the u3 release notes:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/rn/vsphere-esxi-703-release-notes.html

Scroll down to " Product support notices":

"...The inbox i40enu network driver changes name...."

So the fix was to remove that vib:

esxcli software vib remove -n i40enu

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%.

Just make sure of course you don't have an old Gbit nic that still uses the i40enu driver.