vSphere: Add updating hw version in a template

Author: jcpowermac

modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-template.adoc

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+// Module included in the following assemblies:
+//
+// updating/updating-hardware-on-nodes-running-in-vsphere.adoc
+
+:_content-type: PROCEDURE
+[id="update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-template_{context}"]
+= Updating the virtual hardware for template on vSphere
+
+.Prerequisites
+
+* You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
+* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 6.7U3 or later.
+
+.Procedure
+
+. If the RHCOS template is configured as a vSphere template follow link:https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-D632CAC5-BA5E-4A1E-959B-382D9ACB1DD0_copy.html[Convert a Template to a Virtual Machine]
+in the VMware documentation prior to the next step.
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+Once converted from a template, do not power on the virtual machine.
+====
+
+. Update the VM in the vSphere client. Follow link:https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1010675[Upgrading a virtual machine to the latest hardware version] in the VMware documentation for more information.
+. Convert the VM in the vSphere client from a VM to template. Follow link:https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.hostclient.doc/GUID-846238E4-A1E3-4A28-B230-33BDD1D57454.html[Convert a Virtual Machine to a Template in the vSphere Client] in the VMware documentation for more information.
+

updating/updating-hardware-on-nodes-running-on-vsphere.adoc

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 include::modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-control-plane-nodes.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
 include::modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-compute-nodes.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
+include::modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-template.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
 
 [role="_additional-resources"]
 .Additional resources