During a compliance scan, vLCM or VUM may throw a dependency error stating that a specific HPE Vib (e.g., hp-ilo or hponcfg ) conflicts with a newer package inside the VMware patch. Do not force the installation. Instead, check the HPE support portal for an updated version of the HPE Custom Component Bundle that matches the newer VMware patch level, add it to your update repository, and re-scan.
Now, to get more details for the second round of searches, I need to search for specific patching methods. I will search for "HPE ESXi CLI patching esxcli software vib install", "HPE ESXi vLCM custom image patch", "HPE Image Builder custom ESXi image", and "HPE ESXi patch rollback". search results for CLI patching, vLCM, Image Builder, and rollback provide some relevant links. I should open some of these to get more details. I'll open result 0 from the vLCM search, result 0 from the Image Builder search, and result 2 from the rollback search. opened articles provide useful information: a Broadcom article about a dependency error with an HPE custom image, a blog post about creating custom images with PowerCLI, and a VMware community discussion about VIBs.
The vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) cluster was set to "HPE Image" mode. vLCM is the only safe way to patch HPE custom images at scale. Sasha created a new Image Baseline :
The exact (e.g., DL380 Gen10, DL325 Gen11) Your current ESXi version and build number The target VMware patch level or update you need to apply Share public link hpe custom image for esxi patched
When VMware releases a critical patch or Express Patch, administrators must understand how to apply it to an HPE-specific environment without breaking hardware monitoring or driver stability. Why Use HPE Custom Images?
What (e.g., Gen10, Gen11) you are currently running?
+-------------------------------------------------------+ | vLCM Cluster Image Specification | | - Base Image: VMware ESXi 8.0 GA | | - Vendor Add-on: HPE Custom Add-on 800.1.0.11 | | - Component Patch: ESXi 8.0 Patch 02 (Manual Hook) | +-------------------------------------------------------+ During a compliance scan, vLCM or VUM may
Supporting newer hardware components or addressing driver-level issues.
A practical example: combining ESXi 8.0 Update 2 with the HPE Server add-on to create a custom installation image. Add both depot files to a PowerCLI session using Add-EsxSoftwareDepot , make a clone of the existing image profile with New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile , then add the desired HPE software packages using Add-EsxSoftwarePackage .
PowerCLI is the PowerShell interface for VMware. You will use it to inject drivers and patches into the image. Now, to get more details for the second
To prevent purple screen of death (PSOD) errors, lost datastores, or unmonitored hardware failures, adhere to these enterprise best practices:
: Outfitted with utilities like SSACLI to inspect and manage RAID arrays natively from the ESXi shell without a host reboot.
Before committing changes, execute a dry run to see exactly which VIBs will be added, updated, or removed. Substitute the actual path to your datastore: