The typical way to apply patches to ESXi 7.0.x hosts is by using the Lifecycle Manager.
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Administrative operations for vSphere Update Manager are still available under the Lifecycle Manager plug-in, along with new capabilities for vSphere Lifecycle Manager. In vSphere 7.0, the Update Manager plug-in, used for administering vSphere Update Manager, is replaced with the Lifecycle Manager plug-in. Image Profile Nameįor information about the individual components and bulletins, see the Product Patches page and the Resolved Issues section. Application of the general release image profile applies to new bug fixes. VMware patch and update releases contain general and critical image profiles. This rollup bulletin contains the latest VIBs with all the fixes since the initial release of ESXi 7.0. Always include both in a single ESXi host patch baseline or include the rollup bulletin in the baseline to avoid failure during host patching.
The ESXi and esx-update bulletins are dependent on each other. IMPORTANT: Starting with vSphere 7.0, VMware uses components for packaging VIBs along with bulletins. Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: