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2.5 Upgrading from VMware native 6.x with async drivers installed
manually
The failed driver scenarios described in the previous sections are not Dell EMC specific as it can be observed
for the users who use VMware ESXi native images as well provided, they use async drivers from VMware.
Similar errors observed in the above sections are applicable in this case as well.
2.6 Upgrading from Dell EMC customized versions installed with
systems management components
Dell EMC supports variety of in-band systems management packages (CIM providers) on customized
versions of ESXi. However, CIM providers are not integrated into the customized image by default. Some of
the in-band CIM provider packages supported on ESXi are OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) and
iDRAC Service Module (iSM) on ESXi. These software packages are posted at Dell support page and the
download instructions are documented in the OMSA and iSM documentation.
Note: Dell EMC CIM providers are migrated to 64-bit architecture for 7.0 sfcb compatibility. The CIM
providers support Dell EMC customized vSphere 6.x branch of 32 bit. For a customer who wants to upgrade
vSphere 5.x, 6.x to vSphere 7.0, it is required to uninstall the incompatible packages prior to upgrade. See the
respective system management guides for details and download instructions for the compatible versions.
When the prerequisites are not followed, an upgrade task fails with the error shown below.
Upgrade failure with incompatible systems management software installed