Most stable version of vSphere 7.x, what are your experiences?

[ccvme]

Heard some horror stories about some versions of 7.x and coming from a bullet proof 6.5 environment I'm not looking forward to upgrading. Is 7.0 u1 any better than 7.0 u2 from a stability standpoint or is it just random based on hardware. Hoping u2 will be mature enough by the time I'm ready for the install but always hate to be a beta tester.

[LarryBlanco2]

If you are not using a SD card for ESXi boot, then U2 is stable, Otherwise you are in for a world of hurt.

[Techstarts]

7.02 (u2) please think twice. Two problem/Changes can directly impact your production setup

1. SD Card Problem

2. Unlimited vMotion Bandwidth. If you are using Standard VSS for vMotion, you got to be extremely careful.

[ccvme]

Made sure to order internal storage in addition to the SD cards since I saw this issue before we placed our hardware order. Sounds like for now 7.0u1 is the way to go. Really would love to stay on 6.5/6.7 for a few more years. Been so good to us.

[ccvme]

Yeah, I'm planning on avoiding that u2 for the near term.