Exam 2V0-15.25 Topic 2 Question 6 Discussion
Actual exam question for VMware's 2V0-15.25 exam
Question #: 6
Topic #: 2
Question #: 6
Topic #: 2
An administrator is preparing to upgrade their VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) management domain from VCF 5.0 to VCF 9.0.
After configuring the online depot, they see the SDDC Manager 9.0 upgrade bundle is available. However, the 9.0 upgrade bundles for vCenter, ESX, and NSX are missing.
How can the administrator resolve this issue?
After configuring the online depot, they see the SDDC Manager 9.0 upgrade bundle is available. However, the 9.0 upgrade bundles for vCenter, ESX, and NSX are missing.
How can the administrator resolve this issue?
Suggested Answer: A Vote an answer
When upgrading fromVCF 5.0 to VCF 9.0, the upgrade workflow requires that theSDDC Manager be upgraded firstbefore any other component bundles (vCenter, ESX, NSX) become visible. This is explicitly stated in the VMware Cloud Foundation upgrade process:the upgrade bundles for the management domain components are dependent on the SDDC Manager version. The online depot will not present the 9.0 upgrade bundles for vCenter, ESX, or NSX until the SDDC Manager itself has reached the target major version (in this case, 9.0).
This is because SDDC Manager contains the updatedLifecycle Management (LCM)engine and updated bundle manifests, which are required to understand, download, and orchestrate the remaining component upgrades. Attempting to download the other bundles without upgrading SDDC Manager first is not supported.
Options B and D (download tools) are incorrect because the issue isnot that the bundles are missing from the depot, but that SDDC Manager 5.x cannot interpret 9.0 component bundles. Option C (upgrade to 5.2 first) is also incorrect because the VCF 5.x # 9.x upgrade path is directly managed by the upgrade planner once SDDC Manager is upgraded.
Thus, the correct resolution is toupgrade the SDDC Manager to 9.0, after which the remaining component bundles will become available.
This is because SDDC Manager contains the updatedLifecycle Management (LCM)engine and updated bundle manifests, which are required to understand, download, and orchestrate the remaining component upgrades. Attempting to download the other bundles without upgrading SDDC Manager first is not supported.
Options B and D (download tools) are incorrect because the issue isnot that the bundles are missing from the depot, but that SDDC Manager 5.x cannot interpret 9.0 component bundles. Option C (upgrade to 5.2 first) is also incorrect because the VCF 5.x # 9.x upgrade path is directly managed by the upgrade planner once SDDC Manager is upgraded.
Thus, the correct resolution is toupgrade the SDDC Manager to 9.0, after which the remaining component bundles will become available.
by Murray at Apr 27, 2026, 10:08 AM
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