The life cycle management involves the process of performing patch updates or upgrades to Workspace ONE Access in VMware Cloud Foundation.

vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager deploys and manages the life cycle of the Workspace ONE Access instance.

Table 1. Design Decisions on Life Cycle Management for Workspace ONE Access

Decision ID

Design Decision

Design Justification

Design Implication

VCF-VRS-WSA-LCM-001

Use vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to perform the life cycle management of Workspace ONE Access.

vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager automates the life cycle of Workspace ONE Access.

  • You must deploy vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager by using SDDC Manager.

  • You must manually apply patches, updates, and hot fixes for Workspace ONE Access, following the related VMware Knowledge Base articles. Patches, updates, and hot fixes for Workspace ONE Access are not generally managed by vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

For information about the integration of the Workspace ONE Access deployment with vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, see Life Cycle Operations Design for vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.