Installation bundles include the software required to deploy VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, NSX Advanced Load Balancer, or a VI workload domain in VMware Cloud Foundation. Upgrade bundles enable you to perform updates on SDDC Manager, vCenter Server, ESXi, and NSX. Bundles can be downloaded and applied manually or scheduled within your maintenance window.

Bundle Types

VMware Cloud Foundation includes two types of bundles.

Install Bundles

An install bundle includes software binaries to install VI workload domains, VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, and NSX Advanced Load Balancer.

VMware Cloud Foundation includes the following install bundles:
  • A VI workload domain install bundle is used to deploy later versions of the software components instead of the versions in your original VMware Cloud Foundation installation. It includes software binaries for vCenter Server and NSX.
  • The VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle install bundle is used for deploying VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
    Note: For other products in the VMware Aria Suite, you can download the installation binaries directly from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. See "Configure Product Binaries" in the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Installation, Upgrade, and Management Guide for the version of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle listed in the VMware Cloud Foundation BOM.
  • A bundle for installing NSX Advanced Load Balancer in a workload domain.

Update or Upgrade Bundles

An update or upgrade bundle includes software binaries to update the appropriate VMware Cloud Foundation software components. In most cases, an upgrade bundle must be applied to the management domain before it can be applied to VI workload domains.

For information about update/upgrade bundles, see the VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle Management Guide.

Note: See Public URL list for SDDC Manager for information about the URLs that must be accessible to download bundles.