FYI - I was running into an error upgrading to ESXi 6.5 using the Cisco custom ISO's stating "CONFLICTING_VIBS ERROR". Seems to happen on every Cisco custom 6.5 ISO available through VMware:
To get past this, I had to do the following to the existing ESXi install:
From ESXi Console:
alt + F1 (to enter shell)
esxcli software vib remove --vibname scsi-qla2xxx
esxcli software vib remove --vibname scsi-lpfc820
Just putting this out here in case someone else is running into this - haven't seen any other posts referencing it, but TAC says that several customers are running into this same problem.
super info, thank you, 1st hit on google search and this was my issue. saved me a bunch of trouble doing a fresh install and having to reconfig the vm settings. weird part is, I only hit this one one of 6 ucs-b series blades all running same version of 5.5 in the same chassis. not sure why 1 was different than the rest...
I had the exact same issue going from ESXI 5.5 U2 to ESXI 6.5U2, on a UCS C240 M3. Also using the cisco custom image. I had to remove the following vibs using the ESXi console:
esxcli software vib remove --vibname net-ixgbe
esxcli software vib remove --vibname scsi-qla2xxx
esxcli software vib remove --vibname scsi-lpfc820
Rather annoyling the last vib scsi-lpfc820 didnt show as a conflict until a second upgrade was attempted.
I had the same problem today when upgrading a Cisco UCS C240 M3S from ESXi 6.0.0 to ESXi 6.5 SU2. The error I received was:
I've had this same issue twice recently when upgrading to either ESXi 6.5 or 6.7. For my recent 6.5 upgrade attempt, I got the following:
"Error(s)/Warning(s) Found During System Scan. The system encountered the following error(s). Builder to create a custom ISO providing newer versions of the conflicting vibs.
QLogic_bootbank_scsi-qla2xxx_934.5.29.0-10EM.500.0.0.472560
Emulex_bootbank_scsi_lpfc820_10.0.727.24-10EM.500.0.0.472560
Emulex_bootbank_scsi_lpfc820_10.0.727.24-10EM.500.0.0.472560
Cisco_bootbank_net-enic_2.1.2.42-10EM.500.0.0.472560
QLogic_bootbank_scsi-qla2xxx_934.5.29.0-10EM.500.0.0.472560
Cisco_bootbank_net-enic_2.1.2.42-10EM.500.0.0.472560']"
I opened TAC case 689066644. They had me do the following steps:
1) In the vSphere client, enable the ESXi Shell option in security permissions
2) Open the KVM console to the ESXi session
3) Press ALT-F1 to get to the ESXi shell command prompt
4) Enter the login credentials (root/******)
5) Enter the following command to delete the conflicting drivers
esxcli software vib remove --vibname scsi-qla2xxx
esxcli software vib remove --vibname scsi-lpfc820
esxcli software vib remove --vibname net-enic
6) Reboot the Hypervisor server and try the upgrade again
I did this and was able to upgrade without issue.
I am also having the issue.
esxcli software vib list | grep cisco-vem
cisco-vem-v300-esx 5.2.1.3.2.1.0-6.0.1
=====================================================
] esxcli software vib remove --vibname=cisco-vem-v300-esx
[LiveInstallationError]
Error in running rm /tardisks/cisco_ve.v00:
Return code: 1
Output: rm: can't remove '/tardisks/cisco_ve.v00': Device or resource busy
It is not safe to continue. Please reboot the host immediately to discard the unfinished update.
Please refer to the log file for more details.
Had rebooted the host , put in the MW but still the same issue.