VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Product Support Pack Release Notes

Release Details

Here are the release-related details for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 product support packs.

Release	Release Date	Product Support Details	Build Details
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 11	23 July 2024	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 11 adds support for upgrading VCF aware VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle deployments to version 8.18.0	24143197
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 10	4 March 2024	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 10 adds support for upgrading VCF aware VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle deployments to version 8.16.0	23340123
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 9	24 October 2023	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 9 adds support for upgrading VCF aware VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle deployments to version 8.14.	22652426
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 8	7 September 2023	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 8 adds support for VMware Aria Automation 8.13.1, VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator 8.13.1, VMware Aria Automation for Secure Config 8.13.1, and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.2.	22395540
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 7	30 August 2023	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 7 adds support for VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.11.0.	22335795
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 6	04 August 2023	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 6 adds support for VMware Aria Automation 8.13.0.	22191257
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 5	29 June 2023	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 5 adds support for VMware Aria Orchestrator 8.12.2, VMware Aria Automation 8.12.2, and VMware Aria Automation for Secure Config 8.12.2 and VMware Aria Automation for Secure Hosts 8.12.2.	22003291
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 4	26 June 2023	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 4 adds support for VMware Aria Operations 8.12.1	21973446
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 3	19 May 2023	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 3 adds support for VMware Aria Automation 8.12.1, VMware Aria Automation Config 8.12.1, VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator 8.12.1, and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1.	21769206
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 2	05 May 2023	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 2 provides support for refreshed VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.12.0 build 21696970.	21708888
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 1	02 May 2023	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 Product Support Pack 1 adds support for VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.10.0.	21685332

Note: Product support packs 8.12.0.x and later include all the updates and enhancements that are provided in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Patch 1. You do not need to apply Patch 1 if you have already applied the most recent product support pack.

Support Pack Installation Instructions

To install a PSPAK when VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is connected to the internet, perform the following steps:

1. Verify that you have taken a snapshot of the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Virtual Appliance (VA).

2. Log in to the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VA.

3. On the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to Settings > Product Support Pack.

4. Select the Support for Additional Product Versions section. VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle auto-populates the list of available support versions. If the list is not auto-populated, click CHECK SUPPORT PACKS ONLINE.

5. When the list is populated, click Apply Version in Settings> Product Support Pack for the appropriate content version.

6. After the PSPAK installation is triggered successfully, VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle services are restarted and you are redirected to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle login page.

   Note: To verify that the correct VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Product Support Pack is installed, on the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to Settings > Product Support Pack. The option should list version 8.12.x (exact version is dependent on the downloaded PSPAK) along with the supported versions of VMware Aria Automation, VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator, and VMware Aria Automation Config.

To install PSPAK when VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is not connected to the internet, perform the following steps:

1. Verify that you have taken a snapshot of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Virtual Appliance (VA).

2. Download the product support pack file from the VMware Patch Download Center.

3. Log in to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VA.

4. On the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to Settings > Product Support Pack.

5. Select the Support for Additional Product Versions section.

6. To upload the downloaded product support pack file, click Upload and click SELECT FILE to select the .pspak file, and click Import.

7. When the list is populated, click Apply Version in Settings> Product Support Pack for the appropriate content version.

8. After the PSPAK installation is triggered successfully, VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle services are restarted and you are redirected to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle login page.

   Note: To verify your new PSPAK, on the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to Settings > Product Support Pack.

9. After you have added the .pspak file successfully, refresh the user interface.

To download the product support pack, visit the VMware Patch Download Center, and select VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle from the product drop-down menu, and then download the product support pack.

Resolved Issues

• Not all passwords are shown in the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle locker.

  In the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle locker, only 10 passwords are shown.

• Unable to download VMware Aria Automation 8.12.0 install binary.

  You are unable to download VMware Aria Automation 8.12 from MyVMware in VMware Aria Suite Lifcycle 8.12.0.

• Issues with environments that contain VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator/vRealize Orchestrator after upgrading to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

  After upgrading to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12, for all environments that contain VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator/vRealize Orchestrator you are unable to initiate upgrade of any products in that environment. To resolve this issue, install VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Product Support Pack 1.

• Cannot download the upgrade package for VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.12 with VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.

  After upgrading to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12, install VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Product Support Pack 2 and then download VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.12 and upgrade the vRealize Log Insight application to VMware VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.12.