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The official documentation for deploying the Aria Suite can be found here First step is to download the bundle by going to sddc-manager -> Repository -> Bundle management. Look for VMware Software Install Bundle - vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.18.0-24029603 After the download is complete we can go to Administration -> VMware Aria Suite and a Deploy button should be available. If the deploy button is not available due to X-Region Application Virtual Network is not created errorplease follow the instructions found here: ...

With the release of VCF 5.2 I wanted to get my lab upgraded. The release blog can be found here and the release notes are here Please note that some of the components within the VCF will still need additional upgrading. Please read the release notes for additional details. We can start by going to Inventory -> Workload Domains -> Select the domain -> Updates -> Plan Upgrade. Select VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.0.0 -> Confirm ...

I wanted to reuse my VCF downloaded bundles on another SDDC Manager system so that i wont have to download it from internet again. I found an easy guide here in the VMware documentation. My goal was to download the specific bundle once and upload it on other SDDC Managers. The first command from SDDC manager was to list the bundles. The lcm bundle transfer utility can be found in /opt/vmware/vcf/lcm/lcm-tools/bin ...

The official documentation for deploying the Aria Suite can be found here First step is to download the bundle by going to sddc-manager -> Repository -> Bundle management. Look for VMware Software Install Bundle - vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.16.0-23377566 After the download is complete we can go to Administration -> VMware Aria Suite and a deploy button should be available. If the deploy button is not available due to X-Region Application Virtual Network is not created errorplease follow the instructions found here: ...

With all the recent releases for VCF i noticed that my file system was getting full and once the updates are complete i wanted to reclaim all that used space. The first step was to identify the Bundle ID. We can find this by going to the bundle itself and checking out the details by clicking on View Details For example this specific Bundle ID is 86da0038-b68d-4368-8be1-576568a68c54 ...

With the release of of VCF 5.1.1 I wanted to get my lab upgraded. The release blog can be found here and the release notes are here Please note that some of the components within the VCF will still need additional upgrading. Please read the release notes for additional details. We can start by going to Inventory -> Workload Domains -> Select the domain -> Update/Patches -> Select the VCF version -> Download now. If you do not see the newest releases go to Administration -> Online Depot and add a VMware Customer Connect account that has access to perform downloads. ...

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5.1.0.0 10493 VCENTER-8.0.2.00100-22617221 INSTALL bundle-98366 5.1.0.0 1817.8 VRSLCM-8.14.0-22630472 INSTALL bundle-94375 5.0.0.1 2044.9 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-5.0.0.1-22485660 PATCH bundle-94376 5.0.0.1 251.5 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-5.0.0.1-22485660 PATCH (Drift) bundle-80035 5.0.0.0 599.5 ESX_HOST-8.0.1-21813344 PATCH bundle-80031 5.0.0.0 10089.9 NSX_T_MANAGER-4.1.0.2.0-21761691 PATCH bundle-80030 5.0.0.0 251.3 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-5.0.0.0-21822418 PATCH (Drift) bundle-80029 5.0.0.0 2044.7 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-5.0.0.0-21822418 PATCH bundle-80033 5.0.0.0 9867.6 VCENTER-8.0.1.00100-21815093 PATCH bundle-80032 5.0.0.0 13874.6 NSX_T_MANAGER-4.1.0.2.0-21761691 INSTALL bundle-80034 5.0.0.0 9867.6 VCENTER-8.0.1.00100-21815093 INSTALL bundle-79587 5.0.0.0 1091.8 VRSLCM-8.10.0-21331275 INSTALL bundle-83610 4.5.2.0 382.1 ESX_HOST-7.0.3-21930508 PATCH bundle-87318 4.5.2.0 8615.4 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.2.3.1.0-22104592 PATCH bundle-88445 4.5.2.0 2012.6 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.5.2.0-22223457 PATCH bundle-88446 4.5.2.0 250.5 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.5.2.0-22223457 PATCH (Drift) bundle-81146 4.5.2.0 6420 VCENTER-7.0.3.01500-21784236 PATCH bundle-87319 4.5.2.0 10618.2 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.2.3.1.0-22104592 INSTALL bundle-81147 4.5.2.0 8575.4 VCENTER-7.0.3.01500-21784236 INSTALL bundle-84015 4.5.2.0 1091.3 VRSLCM-8.10.0-21950667 INSTALL bundle-73789 4.5.1.0 381.8 ESX_HOST-7.0.3-21424296 PATCH bundle-73785 4.5.1.0 8402.7 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.2.2.1.0-21487560 PATCH bundle-77261 4.5.1.0 2150 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.5.1.0-21682411 PATCH bundle-77262 4.5.1.0 250.2 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.5.1.0-21682411 PATCH (Drift) bundle-73787 4.5.1.0 6419.8 VCENTER-7.0.3.01400-21477706 PATCH bundle-73786 4.5.1.0 10461.8 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.2.2.1.0-21487560 INSTALL bundle-73788 4.5.1.0 8575.1 VCENTER-7.0.3.01400-21477706 INSTALL bundle-61598 4.5.0.0 382.9 ESX_HOST-7.0.3-20328353 PATCH bundle-62768 4.5.0.0 8064 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.2.1.2.0-20541212 PATCH bundle-63600 4.5.0.0 247.6 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.5.0.0-20612863 PATCH (Drift) bundle-63599 4.5.0.0 2106 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.5.0.0-20612863 PATCH bundle-61594 4.5.0.0 6381.1 VCENTER-7.0.3.01000-20395099 PATCH bundle-62769 4.5.0.0 10053.7 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.2.1.2.0-20541212 INSTALL bundle-61596 4.5.0.0 8344.2 VCENTER-7.0.3.01000-20395099 INSTALL bundle-62801 4.5.0.0 1085.4 VRSLCM-8.8.2-20080494 INSTALL bundle-58347 4.4.1.1 10246.1 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.4.1.1-19948546 PATCH bundle-58348 4.4.1.1 233.8 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.4.1.1-19948546 PATCH (Drift) bundle-56937 4.4.1.0 395.5 ESX_HOST-7.0.3-19482537 PATCH bundle-57347 4.4.1.0 7127.2 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.1.3.7.4-19762317 PATCH bundle-57344 4.4.1.0 10246.2 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.4.1.0-19766960 PATCH bundle-57346 4.4.1.0 233.8 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.4.1.0-19766960 PATCH (Drift) bundle-55743 4.4.1.0 7139 VCENTER-7.0.3.00500-19480866 PATCH bundle-57348 4.4.1.0 8535.7 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.1.3.7.4-19762317 INSTALL bundle-55745 4.4.1.0 9202.7 VCENTER-7.0.3.00500-19480866 INSTALL bundle-52995 4.4.0.0 395.3 ESX_HOST-7.0.3-19193900 PATCH bundle-52980 4.4.0.0 7154.5 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.1.3.5.0-19068434 PATCH bundle-56535 4.4.0.0 230.4 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.4.0.0-19617653 PATCH (Drift) bundle-53432 4.4.0.0 230.3 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.4.0.0-19312029 PATCH (Drift) bundle-53431 4.4.0.0 10188.6 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.4.0.0-19312029 PATCH bundle-52986 4.4.0.0 7223.8 VCENTER-7.0.3.00300-19234570 PATCH bundle-52611 4.4.0.0 905.6 VRSLCM-8.6.2-19221620 PATCH bundle-52982 4.4.0.0 8610 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.1.3.5.0-19068434 INSTALL bundle-52990 4.4.0.0 9244.9 VCENTER-7.0.3.00300-19234570 INSTALL bundle-52610 4.4.0.0 1111.3 VRSLCM-8.6.2-19221620 INSTALL bundle-52704 4.3.1.1 10695.5 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.3.1.1-19235535 PATCH bundle-52705 4.3.1.1 230.5 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.3.1.1-19235535 PATCH (Drift) bundle-47505 4.3.1.0 389.4 ESX_HOST-7.0.2-18426014 PATCH bundle-47501 4.3.1.0 7105.9 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.1.3.1.0-18504668 PATCH bundle-48392 4.3.1.0 230.5 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.3.1.0-18624509 PATCH (Drift) bundle-48390 4.3.1.0 10336.5 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.3.1.0-18624509 PATCH bundle-47503 4.3.1.0 5394 VCENTER-7.0.2.00500-18455184 PATCH bundle-47700 4.3.1.0 6207.1 VRA-8.5.0-18472703 PATCH bundle-47696 4.3.1.0 759.9 VRLI-8.4.1-18136317 PATCH bundle-47698 4.3.1.0 3141.6 VROPS-8.5.0-18255622 PATCH bundle-47703 4.3.1.0 847.8 VRSLCM-8.4.1-18537943 PATCH bundle-47502 4.3.1.0 8501.4 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.1.3.1.0-18504668 INSTALL bundle-47504 4.3.1.0 7383.3 VCENTER-7.0.2.00500-18455184 INSTALL bundle-47701 4.3.1.0 6632.3 VRA-8.5.0-18472703 INSTALL bundle-47695 4.3.1.0 1414.8 VRLI-8.4.1-18136317 INSTALL bundle-47697 4.3.1.0 2563.3 VROPS-8.5.0-18255622 INSTALL bundle-47702 4.3.1.0 1037.1 VRSLCM-8.4.1-18537943 INSTALL bundle-43745 4.3.0.0 390.1 ESX_HOST-7.0.2-17867351 PATCH bundle-46466 4.3.0.0 7123.1 NSX_T_MANAGER-3.1.3.0.0-18328989 PATCH bundle-47006 4.3.0.0 10331.2 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.3.0.0-18433963 PATCH bundle-47008 4.3.0.0 230.3 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.3.0.0-18433963 PATCH (Drift) bundle-46468 4.3.0.0 5394.4 VCENTER-7.0.2.00400-18356314 PATCH bundle-40064 4.3.0.0 6360.7 VRA-8.4.1-18054500 PATCH 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bundle-32078 4.2.0.0 4115.3 WSA-3.3.4-17498518 INSTALL bundle-33257 4.1.0.1 343.9 ESX_HOST-7.0.1-17168206 PATCH bundle-33416 4.1.0.1 9787.6 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.1.0.1-17206953 PATCH bundle-52820 4.1.0.1 1132.9 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.1.0.1-17206953 PATCH (Drift) How to use: Downloading specific VCF bundles via CLI

In the rapidly evolving landscape of VMware’s Cloud Foundation, security management is a cornerstone for maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of the software-defined data center (SDDC). The SDDC Manager, a critical component of VMware’s Cloud Foundation, offers a comprehensive suite of APIs for managing various aspects of the SDDC, including credentials management. This blog post delves into the specifics of leveraging the /v1/credentials API in SDDC Manager, offering a detailed guide for VMware professionals to enhance their security posture through efficient credentials management. ...

In the world of VMware’s Cloud Foundation, the SDDC Manager plays a pivotal role in streamlining and automating the deployment, management, and orchestration of the software-defined data center components. However, administrators occasionally face the need to halt an ongoing task for various reasons, such as incorrect parameters or prioritizing other operations. This blog post provides a detailed walkthrough on how to gracefully stop a running task in SDDC Manager, ensuring minimal impact on the environment and maintaining system integrity. ...

In this blog we will go over replacing the idps reporting Corfu certificate in NSX Corfu certificate in NSX. In this example I will be using the UI to generate the self signed certificate and then an API call to replace the certificate. In my case the cluster manager Corfu certificate has already expired In the top menu bar I went to Generate -> Generate Self Signed Certificate ...