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1. Upgrade to the latest Dell EMC customized version of 6.7.x. For information on Dell EMC customized
6.7.x image, see VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Image
Customization Information details.
2. Follow the Upgrade from Dell EMC Customized revisions of 6.7.x section below to proceed further.
Note: If you use Dell EMC customized 7.0 A01 image ,the errors mentioned in section 2.3 and 2.4 will not be
encountered. The Dell EMC customized images can be downloaded from VMware download page.
2.3 Issues encountered when upgrading from Dell EMC customized
versions of 6.5.x
Some 6.5.x and 6.7.x async drivers integrated with the Dell EMC customized images block the upgrade
process. This is a known issue.
Note: These errors are not specific to Dell EMC.
This section and the next section specifically call out issues you might encounter during the upgrade process
and the actions that needs to be taken to resolve them.
The following driver packages fail when you attempt to upgrade Dell EMC customized 6.5.x to 7.0.
• igbn
• ixgben
• qfle3f
• qedf
• sfvmk
• scsi-qedil
Below is an example screenshot of the upgrade failure when you attempt to upgrade from a Dell EMC
customized 6.5.x image to 7.0 using ISO/CD based method.
Upgrade failure from 6.5.x to 7.0 using ISO/CD