VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1

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Downloading
Upgrade Bundles

Before you can upgrade
, you must download the upgrade bundles for each
component that requires an upgrade.

Online and Offline Downloads

If the
can connect to the internet, you can download upgrade bundles from the VMware Depot using your VMware Customer Connect account.
If the
can connect to the internet, you can download upgrade bundles from the VMware Depot and the Dell Depot.
If the
cannot connect to the internet, you can use the Bundle Transfer Utility to download the bundles to a computer that has internet access and then copy the bundles to the
.

Other Bundle Types

In addition to upgrade bundles,
includes the following bundle types:
  • Install Bundles
    An install bundle includes software binaries to install VI workload domains (
     and
    ) and
    . You download install bundles using the same process that you use for upgrade bundles.
  • Async Patch Bundles
    An async patch bundle allows you to apply critical patches to certain VMware Cloud Foundation components (
    , vCenter Server, and ESXi) when an update or upgrade bundle is not available. To download an async patch bundle, you must use the Async Patch Tool. See Async Patch Tool.
    An async patch bundle allows you to apply critical patches to certain VMware Cloud Foundation components (
    , and vCenter Server) when an update or upgrade bundle is not available. To download an async patch bundle, you must use the Async Patch Tool. See Async Patch Tool.

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