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VSphere upgrade from 4.1 to 5.5 - Third Party VIB Warning

Greetings,

I am attempting to upgrade a "Cisco" ESXi host from version 4.1 to 5.5 and I get a warning that I have third party VIB's installed that are not on the .iso that I am using to upgrade.  I am using the Cisco custom ISO downloaded from VMware.  When I originally installed this years ago, I used the DVD that came with the Cisco UCS server and I have not installed anything else, I'm a Cisco Voice guy, not a VMware guy so I do not even know how to install a VIB or even what it was until this happened.

I managed to figure out how to list the VIB's installed and here they are..

~ # ipkg list_installed

emulex-cim-provider - 410.2.0.32.1-207424 -

lsi-provider - 410.04.V0.24-140815 -

qlogic-fchba-provider - 410.1.3.7-454520 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ata-libata - 400.2.00.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ata-pata-amd - 400.0.2.4.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ata-pata-atiixp - 400.0.4.3.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ata-pata-cmd64x - 400.0.2.1.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ata-pata-hpt3x2n - 400.0.3.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ata-pata-pdc2027x - 400.0.74ac5.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ata-pata-serverworks - 400.0.3.7.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ata-pata-sil680 - 400.0.3.2.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ata-pata-via - 400.0.1.14.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-block-cciss - 400.3.6.14.10.1-2vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-char-hpcru - 400.1.1.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-char-pseudo-char-dev - 400.0.0.1.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-char-random - 400.1.0.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-char-tpm-tis - 400.0.0.1.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ehci-ehci-hcd - 400.1.0.0.1-2vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-hid-hid - 400.2.6.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ioat-ioat - 400.2.15.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ipmi-ipmi-devintf - 400.39.2.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ipmi-ipmi-msghandler - 400.39.2.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ipmi-ipmi-si-drv - 400.39.2.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2 - 400.2.0.7d-6vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2x - 400.1.54.1.v41.1-3vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-cdc-ether - 400.1.0.0.1-2vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-cnic - 400.1.9.7d.rc2.3.1-2vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-e1000 - 400.8.0.3.2-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-e1000e - 400.1.1.2.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-enic - 400.1.4.0.261-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-forcedeth - 400.0.61.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-igb - 400.2.1.11.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-ixgbe - 400.2.0.38.2.5.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-nx-nic - 400.4.0.550.1-2vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-s2io - 400.2.1.4.13427.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-sky2 - 400.1.20-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-tg3 - 400.3.110h.v41.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-net-usbnet - 400.1.0.0.1-2vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-ohci-usb-ohci - 400.1.0.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-sata-ahci - 400.2.0.0.1-6vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-sata-ata-piix - 400.2.00ac6.1-3vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-sata-sata-nv - 400.2.0.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-sata-sata-promise - 400.1.04.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-sata-sata-sil - 400.2.0.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-sata-sata-svw - 400.2.0.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid - 400.4.1.1.5.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-adp94xx - 400.1.0.8.12.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-aic79xx - 400.3.2.0.1-4vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-bnx2i - 400.1.8.11t5.rc2.8.1-4vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-fnic - 400.1.1.0.113.2-4vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-hpsa - 400.3.6.14.45-5vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-ips - 400.7.12.06.1-3vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-iscsi-linux - 400.1.0.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-lpfc820 - 400.8.2.1.30.1-58vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-megaraid-mbox - 400.2.20.5.1.4-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-megaraid-sas - 400.5.30-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-megaraid2 - 400.2.00.4.1-4vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-mpt2sas - 400.04.255.03.00.1-7vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-mptsas - 400.4.21.00.01.1-8vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-mptspi - 400.4.21.00.01.1-8vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla2xxx - 400.831.k1.28.1-7vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla4xxx - 400.5.01.03.1-10vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-sample-iscsi - 400.1.0.0-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-uhci-usb-uhci - 400.3.0.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-usb-storage-usb-storage - 400.1.0.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-usbcore-usb - 400.1.0.0.1-1vmw.2.11.502767 -

vmware-esx-drivers-vmklinux-vmklinux - 4.1.0-2.11.502767 -

Successfully terminated.

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So what in that list is considered a third party VIB?

Any help would be appreciated.

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