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I'm working on coming up with the best way forward. Install vSphere ESXi 7 on bare-metal Server The next sections will be step-by-step installation of ESXi 7 on a physical server. I am attempting to share these GPU passthrough issues with VMware Support, which isn't possible with 3 of the 4 download/licensing options in my vSphere 7.0 download article. That issue I was also gladly able to work around. I also noticed that the vSphere Client behavior for PCI Devices didn't match up with the ESXi Host Client behavior, which is a bit disconcerting. The net of it is that if you also experience your GPU passthrough configuration not sticking through reboots, you're not alone. My upgrade of my 4 Xeon D hosts to 7.0 has actually gone quite well overall, this GPU use case is likely a corner case. At least we now have a documented work-around, with this video produced on the Win10 VM/Hardware 17 you just watched me fix. host Time & date actions menu not working in 7.0 host client – Workaround ĮSXi 7.0 GA (Build 15843807) first became available just a week ago, and I've heard from another 7.0 home lab enthusiast who is also experiencing this GPU-passthrough-configuration-not persisting-through-reboots issue, a behavior that wasn't there with the same hardware on 6.7.x.
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TBD, but pretty much the similar to my update video. How to update any 6.x VMware ESXi Hypervisor to 7.0 using ESXCLI for easy download and installĬoming soon, on Xeon D-1500 definitely and on Xeon D-2100 maybe. Step-by-step video showing me upgrading my SYS-5028D-TN4T Bundle based on the Xeon D-1541, going from 6.7U3 to 7.0 in my home lab. Having a USB clone of your boot device will ensure you that you can absolutely roll back to your prior ESXi 6.x release, should things not work out on 7.0 for you for whatever reason, before considering an upgrade, see also ESXi Hardware Requirements and the VMware Compatibility Guide. This is crucial if you're in a home lab and you have no official VMware support. Quick-and-easy, but you really must do an image backup of your ESXi itself since this method doesn't really have a robust roll-back. Step 2 - Update ESXi host(s) via ESXCLI - Alternative I might try to produce screenshots from my upgrade video at a later date. If you prefer screenshots, see this excellent vMiss article to ESXi 6.7 using Update Manager which is probably close enough for you to follow along. YouTube - recorded How to Upgrade to ESXi 7.0 using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager