VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18 Product Support Pack Release Notes

Release Details

Here are the release-related details for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18 product support packs.

Release	Release Date	Product Support Details	Build Details
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.0 Product Support Pack 3	09 October 2024	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.0 Product Support Pack 3 adds support for: VMware Aria Automation 8.18.1 VMware Aria Orchestrator 8.18.1 VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.14.0	24286744
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.0 Product Support Pack 2	17 September 2024	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.0 Product Support Pack 2 adds support for: VMware Aria Operations 8.18.1	24285184
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.0 Product Support Pack 1	23 July 2024	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.0 Product Support Pack 1 adds support for: VMware Aria Operations 8.17.2 VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.16.1	24137032

Note:

Product Support Packs are cumulative, incorporating all updates from previous product support packs as well as patches into the latest version.

Note

Increase VMware Aria Automation memory to 54 GB for Medium sized appliances only

When upgrading VMware Aria Automation to version 8.16.2, you might encounter a pre-check error indicating the need to raise appliance memory to 54 GB. Follow these steps to adjust the memory on the appliances accordingly.

1. Shutdown the VMware Aria Automation appliance or cluster by using the Power Off day 2 action in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

2. Ensure that there are no snapshots on the appliances. If you have any, delete the snapshots as vCenter will not allow any resource expansion with snapshots.

3. Increase the memory of the VMware Aria Automation appliances to 54 GB by using the VMware vSphere Client and selecting the Edit Settings menu option.

4. Startup the VMware Aria Automation appliance or cluster by using the Power On day 2 action in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

After these steps are performed, VMware Aria Automation can be upgraded to version 8.16.2.

My VMware based operations deprecated from UI

• Following the application of Product Support Pack 4 for version 8.16.0, the My VMware based operations in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle will no longer be available.

• Post Day-2 migration from Customer Connect to the Broadcom Support Portal, operations such as downloading product binaries, patches, and product support packs, as well as connecting to the My VMware portal, are deprecated.

• Customers are expected to manually download from the Broadcom Support Portal and then upload to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

Support Pack Installation Instructions

Guidelines for Downloading and Installing the Product Support Pack

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 Broadcom Support Portal.

   1. Login to the Broadcom Support Portal.

   2. Select "VMware Cloud Foundation" as the product line.

   3. Click on "My Downloads" and choose "VMware Aria Universal" or "VMware Aria Suite"

   4. Navigate to Solutions, expand the options, and click on Subscription.

   5. A list of patches and Product Support Packs will be displayed. Filter to find the appropriate one and click on it to open the download page for that specific Product Support Pack.

   6. The syntax to search for a Product Support Pack is always in the format vrslcm-8.16.0-PSPACKx, where x is the Product Support Pack number

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.