VMware vSphere 7 Update 3d (VCSA 7.0U3d & ESXi 7.0U3d) includes critical bugfixes

Refer to this VMware KB for all release and patch dates.

• VMware KB 2143832
  Build numbers and versions of VMware ESXi/ESX (2143832)

For detailed information on this release, please visit:

• VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3d Release Notes
  I encourage you to carefully review all instances of the words Critical and Purple, here's some excerpts:

  

  Component  |  Bulletin  |  Category  |  Severity
  ESXi Component - core ESXi VIBs |   ESXi_7.0.3-0.35.19482537 |  Bugfix  Critical
  ESXi Install/Upgrade Component |    esx-update_7.0.3-0.35.19482537 | Bugfix Critical
  Broadcom Emulex Connectivity Division FC and FCoE Driver | Broadcom-ELX-lpfc_14.0.169.25-5vmw.> 703.0.35.19482537   Bugfix  Critical
  LSI NATIVE DRIVERS LSU Management Plugin | Broadcom-lsiv2-drivers-plugin_1.0.0-10vmw.703.0.35.19482537 | Bugfix Critical
  VMware NVMe over TCP Driver |   VMware-NVMeoF-TCP_1.0.0.1-1vmw.703.0.35.19482537 | Bugfix   Critical
  ESXi Component - core ESXi VIBs |   ESXi_7.0.3-0.30.19482531 | Security Critical
  ESXi Install/Upgrade Component | esx-update_7.0.3-0.30.19482531 |   Security    Critical
  VMware-VM-Tools |   VMware-VM-Tools_11.3.5.18557794-19482531 |  Security    Critical

  

• VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3d Release Notes

  Miscellaneous Issues

  • SSH access fails after you upgrade to ESXi 7.0 Update 3d

    After you upgrade to ESXi 7.0 Update 3d, SSH access might fail in certain conditions due to an update of OpenSSH to version 8.8.

    Workaround: For more information, see VMware knowledge base article 88055.

When you're done, you'll be on:

• VCSA 7.0.3 7.0U3d (7 Update 3d) Build 19480866 (VAMI calls it 7.0.3.00500)
• ESXi 7.0.3 7.0U3d (7 Update 3d) Build 19482537

Observations

While I successfully upgraded both my VCSA and my ESXi host in my home lab, I still encountered difficulties getting daily automated backups of VCSA working again, backing up to an SMB target, referenced in KB 86069 "VAMI Backup with SMB reports error: "Path not exported by the remote filesystem" (86069)". You can follow my struggles and eventual success here:

Certainly wouldn't encourage investing more time in it unless you feel like it. FYI, somehow, merely changing the time of day for scheduled VCSA backups somehow got them working again, at least for me. Only takes seconds to give it a try, but yeah, I know, it's a longshot...

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See also at TinkerTry

• All vSphere 7 articles
• All vSphere 7 videos

• VMware vSphere 7 Update 3 is now GA, here's how to download it any which way! (updated Jan 28 2022 for 7U3c)
  Oct 06 2021 updated Jan 28 2022

• How to update any VMware ESXi Hypervisor to the latest using ESXCLI for easy download and install
  Aug 14 2018 updated Mar 31 2022

• VMware has pulled all versions of ESXi 7.0 Update 3 and VCSA 7.0U3b (Jan 27 2022 Update - Update 3 re-released as 7.0U3c on Jan 27 2022)
  Nov 30 2021

How's your update to VCSA & ESXi 7.0U3d going?

vCenter 7 Update 3d RNhttps://t.co/2NZnhfUkNr
ESXihttps://t.co/wQHl0QNA5A

ESXi patching via ESXCLI article now updated:https://t.co/1zrzqFNAGZ#homelab testing going well, except:https://t.co/c0m9zOsXLA & VCSA memory warning pic.twitter.com/97Yp4sUo8G

— Paul Braren | TinkerTry.com 🖥️🔌☀️🔋🚗 (@paulbraren) April 1, 2022