Topic: live-patching-lcm

2026

1. July 27, 20267 min read

   Live patching and VCF lifecycle · 03/03

   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.

2. July 20, 20267 min read

   Live patching and VCF lifecycle · 02/03

   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.

3. July 13, 20266 min read

   Live patching and VCF lifecycle · 01/03

   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.