Thanks for the tip, @LucianoPatrão . Duncan pointed out the same via Twitter. I agree that the ESXi 7.0U2c patch shows shows up under ESXi 7.0 (not 7.0.0) dropdown, but this is COMPLETELY inconsist...
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Thanks for the tip, @LucianoPatrão . Duncan pointed out the same via Twitter. I agree that the ESXi 7.0U2c patch shows shows up under ESXi 7.0 (not 7.0.0) dropdown, but this is COMPLETELY inconsistent with the rest of the patch site for 7.x. For example, for vCenter patches, the upgrade for VC-7.0U2c (along with VC-7.0u2, VC-7.0u2a, VC-7.0u2b) is clearly shown in its own 7.0.2 dropdown selection, NOT as links under the VC 7.0.0 selection. Now you may say, fine, but VC is a different product altogether. Sure, but now lets look at ESXi (Embedded and Installable) on the patch site. The five patch links for version 7.0.1 (VMware-ESXi-7.0U1, VMware-ESXi-7.0U1a, VMware-ESXi-7.0U1b, VMware-ESXi-7.0U1c,and VMware-ESXi-7.0U1d) all appear under a dedicated dropdown selection of the same name 7.0.1 - NOT under the 7.0.0 dropdown and certainly not under the 7.0 dropdown. Why do 7.0U1a/b/c/d patches appear under a distinct 7.0.1 dropdown, but 7.0U2a/c patches do NOT appear under a distinct 7.0.2 dropdown? It is inconsistent and confusing. IMO. the 7.0 Update2 "c" patch release is a modified version of the 7.0. Update2 release, it is NOT a modified version of the 7.0 release and as such it should follow the convention established by the 7.0.1 patch downloads by having it's own specific 7.0.2 dropdown selection. VMware should either create a separate 7.0.2 selection in the dropdown for the 7.0U2a/c patches, or go back to the method used for 6.7 and prior releases where ALL patches and updates show up under the major revision number selection from the dropdown.