VMware Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.3 Patch Release Notes

VMware Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.3 | 18 OCTOBER 2018

Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.3 is a minor patch release, resulting in abbreviated release notes. The contents of all previous Cloud Foundation 2.3.x release notes apply to version 2.3.2.3 as well.

What's in the Release Notes

The release notes cover the following topics:

What's New

The VMware Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.3 patch release upgrades your existing deployment to ESXi 6.5 EP9.

This patch automates the remedial workaround, previously performed manually, to resolve an in-guest data inconsistency issue. This issue was sometimes reported as occurring  on a VMDK that has been extended while residing on VMware vSAN 6.6 and later.

For more information about the in-guest data inconsistency issue, see Knowledge Base article 58873. NOTE: Do not perform the procedure recommended in this article.

This patch release also addresses minor patch fixes for Cloud Foundation.

Installation and Upgrade Information

You must upgrade to Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.3 from a 2.3.2.2 deployment. For instructions, see Patching and Upgrading Cloud Foundation in the Administering VMware Cloud Foundation document..

Cloud Foundation Upgrade Bundles

The Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.3 software BOM contains the VMware software components described in the table below. This upgrade and patch bundle is hosted on the VMware Depot site and available via the Lifecycle Management feature in SDDC Manager.

Software Component Version Date Build Number
ESXi 6.5 EP09 02 OCT 2018 10175896
VMware Cloud Foundation Upgrade Bundle 2.3.2.3 18 OCT 2018 10337075

Preparing for Upgrade

Before upgrading, perform the following tasks:

  1. Clean out out-of-date bundles. See Knowledge Base article 52402.
  2. Before scheduling an upgrade, run the pre-check utility in the SDDC Manager Dashboard: Lifecycle Management > UPGRADE PRE_CHECK.