VMware Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.7 Patch Release Notes

VMware Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.7 | 29 MAY 2019

Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.7 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 2.3.2.7 as well.

IMPORTANT : If you upgrade to version 2.3.2.7, you cannot subsequently upgrade to the current Cloud 3.x versions (3.0, 3.0.1.x, 3.5, and 3.5.1). 

 

What's in the Release Notes

The release notes cover the following topics:

What's New

The VMware Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.7 patch release provides the following new features:

  •  Security Fix in ESXi 65EP14 patch

Installation and Upgrade Information

You must upgrade to Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.7 from a 2.3.2.6 deployment.

 

Cloud Foundation Upgrade Bundles

The Cloud Foundation 2.3.2.7 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 Release Date Build Number

VMware vSphere (ESXi)

6.5 EP14 14 MAY 2019

13635690

VMware vCenter Server on vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 EP14 14 MAY 2019 13638625
Platform Services Controller 6.5 EP14 14 MAY 2019 13638625

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 Clean out out-of-date bundles.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.

Upgrade Procedure

The Cloud Foundation bundle is automatically available through LifeCycle Manager. However, you must manually download the upgrade bundles into LifeCycle Manager directly from the VMware depot.

For details, please see the Knowledge Base article 70528 How to upgrade VMware Cloud Foundation to version 2.3.2.7.