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A custom bug ID has been generated as the vendor did not provide one: 1d5b07163e3e
Starting with ESXi 8.0 Update 2, upgrade or update of ESXi by using the commands esxcli software vib update or esxcli software vib install is not supported. If you use esxcli software vib update or esxcli software vib install to update your ESXi 8.0 Update 2 hosts to 8.0 Update 2b or later, the task fails. In the logs, you see an error such as: ESXi version change is not allowed using esxcli software vib commands. Please use a supported method to upgrade ESXi. vib = VMware_bootbank_esx-base_8.0.2-0.20.22481015 Please refer to the log file for more details. For more information, see Upgrade or Update a Host with Image Profiles .
If you are upgrading or updating ESXi from a depot zip bundle downloaded from the VMware website, VMware supports only the update command esxcli software profile update --depot=<depot_location> --profile=<profile_name>
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