A vSAN administrator wants to transition from VMware Update Manager to vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
Which element is a mandatory requirement to create an image?
A vSAN administrator wants to transition from VMware Update Manager to vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
Which element is a mandatory requirement to create an image?
The ESXi version is a mandatory requirement when creating an image with vSphere Lifecycle Manager. The other options, such as components, firmware and drivers add-ons, and vendor add-ons, are optional elements that can be included in the image but are not required.
A - Requirement - https://core.vmware.com/resource/vsphere-lifecycle-manager#sec7460-sub1
A is correct A vLCM desired state image consists of the following elements: ESXI Version (Required) Vendor Addon (optional) Firmware and Drivers Addon (optional) Individual Components (optional) https://core.vmware.com/resource/vsphere-lifecycle-manager
The "ESXi version" is required when configuring an image on vLCM. The others are optional.
vSphere Update Manager vs vSphere Lifecycle Manager The default lifecycle management configuration for vSphere 7 is VUM. To switch to using vLCM click the “MANAGE WITH A SINGE IMAGE”. Managing a host with vLCM has the following prerequisites: Hosts must be running ESXi 7.0 or higher All hosts in the cluster must be from the same vendor Hosts may not be stateless https://core.vmware.com/resource/vsphere-lifecycle-manager#sec7466-sub1