12-29 vSphere Lifecycle Manager Baselines and Images
You use vSphere Lifecycle Manager baselines and baseline groups to perform the following tasks:
* Upgrade and patch ESXi hosts. *
Install and update third-party software on ESXi hosts.
You use vSphere Lifecycle Manager images to perform the following tasks: * Install the desired ESXi version. * Install and update third-party software on ESXi hosts in a cluster.
* Update and upgrade the ESXi version in a cluster. * Update ESXi host firmware in a cluster. * Generate and use a recommended image for your cluster. * Check the hardware compatibility of hosts and clusters.
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-lifecycle-manager/GUID-8883AEB4-F740-4B6B-8A44-55AA999B4089.html A supported function of the vSphere Lifecycle Manager (LCM) in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is to check hardware compatibility of hosts and clusters. This function allows you to verify that the hosts and clusters in your VCF environment meet the requirements for the desired state image that you want to apply. You can also view the compatibility status and details of each host and cluster in the SDDC Manager dashboard1.