Patching

Error stack shows a sync depot failure due to 'integrity.fault.HostPatchInvalidVendorCode'.

Unable to Sync Lifecycle Manager 'integrity.fault.HostPatchInvalidVendorCode'

After upgrading my vCenter Server to the latest vSphere 7.0 Update 1, I was unable to see ESXi 7.0 Update 1 Image. When I attempted to sync the updates I got the error “Download patch definitions task failed while syncing depots. Error: ‘integrity.fault.HostPatchInvalidVendorCode’.” Seeing as the error mentioned the depots, navigate to Menu->Lifecycle Manager and then select the Settings tab and then Patch Setup. ...

My Services: Lifecycle Operations, Locker, Identity and Tenant Management, Content Management, Marketplace.

vRealize Lifeycycle Manager (vRSLCM) enable product dowloads

In order to enable product downloads in lifecycle manager we need to go to Lifecycle Operations Adding a My VMware Account Settings -> My vmware Add my vmware account. Make sure the account added has a proper entitlement to perform downloads and patches. With the releases of 8.x and above we now have a password vault that we need to add the passwords to. When presented with the add my VMware Account Detail screen press on Click here to add a new password ...