I am currently running vCSA with embedded Platform Services Controller v 6.5U1 (build 7515524).
I am looking to update it to version 6.5U3 (build 14690228 appears to be the latest).
However, according to this: VMware vCenter Server Appliance Photon OS Security Patches
"If you try to update the vCenter Server Appliance directly from an unsupported base version of 6.5 to the current Photon OS patch version, by using the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, the process fails. This is expected, but the error message that you see is a generic one. To see the correct error message, check the log files.
This means if you have updated to a version that is released right after vSphere 6.5 Update 2, you cannot directly apply a Photon OS patch that is released after vSphere 6.5 Update 3. You must first update the vCenter Server Appliance to version 6.5 Update 3 and then apply the selected Photon OS patch to the appliance."
Does this mean I need to update to 6.5U2, before updating to 6.5U3, and then installing the latest photon patch? Or can I simply upgrade from 6.5U1 to 6.5U3 and then apply the latest photon patch?
Also, does the Platform Services Controller get updated along with the vCSA or is that a separate update process?
Thank you.