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Upgrade vSAN Witness Host for VMware Cloud Foundation

If your
VMware Cloud Foundation
 environment contains stretched clusters, update and remediate the vSAN witness host.
Download the ESXi ISO that matches the version listed in the the Bill of Materials (BOM) section of the
VMware Cloud Foundation Release Notes
.
  1. In a web browser, log in to vCenter Server at https://
    vcenter_server_fqdn
    /ui.
  2. Upload the ESXi ISO image file to vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
    1. Click
      Menu
      Lifecycle Manager
      .
    2. Click the
      Imported ISOs
       tab.
    3. Click
      Import ISO
       and then click
      Browse
      .
    4. Navigate to the ESXi ISO file you downloaded and click
      Open
      .
    5. After the file is imported, click
      Close
      .
  3. Create a baseline for the ESXi image.
    1. On the Imported ISOs tab, select the ISO file that you imported, and click
      New baseline
      .
    2. Enter a name for the baseline and specify the
      Content Type
       as Upgrade.
    3. Click
      Next
      .
    4. Select the ISO file you had imported and click
      Next
      .
    5. Review the details and click
      Finish
      .
  4. Attach the baseline to the vSAN witness host.
    1. Click
      Menu
      Hosts and Clusters
      .
    2. In the Inventory panel, click
      vCenter
      Datacenter
      .
    3. Select the vSAN witness host and click the
      Updates
       tab.
    4. Under Attached Baselines, click
      Attach
      Attach Baseline or Baseline Group
      .
    5. Select the baseline that you had created in step 3 and click
      Attach
      .
    6. Click
      Check Compliance
      .
      After the compliance check is completed, the
      Status
       column for the baseline is displayed as Non-Compliant.
  5. Remediate the vSAN witness host and update the ESXi hosts that it contains.
    1. Right-click the vSAN witness and click
      Maintenance Mode
      Enter Maintenance Mode
      .
    2. Click
      OK
      .
    3. Click the
      Updates
       tab.
    4. Select the baseline that you had created in step 3 and click
      Remediate
      .
    5. In the End user license agreement dialog box, select the check box and click
      OK
      .
    6. In the Remediate dialog box, select the vSAN witness host, and click
      Remediate
      .
      The remediation process might take several minutes. After the remediation is completed, the
      Status
       column for the baseline is displayed as Compliant.
    7. Right-click the vSAN witness host and click
      Maintenance Mode
      Exit Maintenance Mode
      .
    8. Click
      OK
      .

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