live-patching-lcm · 3 articles
Live patching and VCF lifecycle
Operational patterns for ESXi live patching, non-disruptive vSAN upgrades and VCF lifecycle workflows.
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VCF LCM: end-to-end workflows and failure recovery
When a VCF 9.1 lifecycle batch fails, read real state before retrying. Map fleet, instance and domain recovery, prechecks and resource locks.
vSAN upgrades without downtime: ESA rolling patterns
Roll ESX upgrades through vSAN ESA one host at a time: choose an evacuation mode, control resync, and stop safely when capacity or policy blocks progress.
ESXi live patching: kernel updates without reboot
ESXi live patching lets you ship CVE fixes without evacuating hosts. We dig into how it works, what it does NOT cover, and where it changes your patch SLA.
