VMware Cloud Foundation+ Release Notes

What's New August 17, 2023

• VMware Cloud Foundation+ supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.2. For information on the updates and software components in this VMware Cloud Foundation version, see VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.2 Release Notes.

• With VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.2, a VMware Cloud Foundation instance can be in mixed licensing mode. You can mix workload domains with key-based and keyless licensing.

  You use the management components for the management domain and individual workload domains under a VMware Cloud subscription based on keyless licensing. Assigning license keys to the management components for these workload domains or switching the entire deployment back to key-based licensing mode is not supported. See Billing and Licensing in the VMware Cloud Foundation+ Guide.

  A VMware Cloud Foundation instance in mixed licensing mode can have up to eight workload domains, including the management domain, even though some of them might be in key-based licensing mode.

What's New August 10, 2023

• VMware Cloud Foundation+ supports VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0. For information on the updates and software components in this VMware Cloud Foundation version, see VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 Release Notes.

• In a VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 deployment, by default, you can connect up to eight workload domains to the cloud including the management domain. You cannot raise this limit.

• In a VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 deployment, you either associate all the infrastructure with a keyless subscription or you use perpetual or term license keys for the individual VMware products.

What's New May 11, 2023

• VMware Cloud Foundation+ supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1. For information on the updates and software components in this VMware Cloud Foundation version, see VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1 Release Notes.

• In a VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1 deployment, by default, you can connect up to eight workload domains to the cloud including the management domain. You cannot raise this limit.

• VMware Cloud Foundation+ shows notifications of and information about new versions of VMware Cloud Foundation in the VMware Cloud Console. To update your on-premises deployments, use SDDC Manager. See the VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle Management documentation.

What's New January 18, 2023

VMware Cloud Foundation+ is now available for purchase in the VMware Cloud Console for VMware Cloud Universal customers.    

To learn more about subscription purchase options, see Purchase and Apply a VMware Cloud Foundation+ Subscription.

What's New October 31, 2022

In a VMware Cloud Foundation instance, you can now connect up to eight workload domains to the cloud including the management domain. By default, a vCenter Cloud Gateway instance can be connected to up to four workload domains including the management domain. To learn more about how to extend the limit of four cloud-connected workload domains to eight workload domains, see VMware Knowledge Base article 89558.

What's New October 17, 2022

VMware is pleased to offer VMware Cloud Foundation+™ services in limited regions. With VMware Cloud Foundation+, you can:

• Apply subscription-based consumption for your VMware Cloud Foundation™ deployments

  • Purchase VMware Cloud Foundation through a subscription license. Pay according to your usage with flexible subscription options.

  • Eliminate license key management through keyless entitlement

  • Rely on a core-based licensing meter instead of socket-based licensing

• Centrally operate your entire VMware Cloud Foundation real estate

  • Securely connect your on-premises VMware Cloud Foundation instance to VMware Cloud™ by using vCenter Cloud Gateway. Connection to the cloud requires only outbound HTTPS port 443. You don't need to set up VPN and you can use regular network connection inbound to your VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

  • View the on-premises VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vCenter Server® inventory through a single pane of glass.

  • Monitor security posture, alerts, and capacity state of clusters across vCenter Server instances in the context of VMware vSphere+™ and VMware vSAN+™ through a central Cloud Console.

  • Track subscription usage across your deployments.

  • Provision to and manage VMs on your distributed deployments through a Central Console.

• Limitations

Limitations

In a VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5 instance, you can connect up to four workload domains to the cloud including the management domain. If you want to add more workload domains, contact VMware Technical Support.

Supported VMware Cloud Foundation Versions

VMware Cloud Foundation+ is compatible with VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.x . You can use VMware Cloud Foundation+ with both VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell EMC VxRail.

Documentation

Examine the VMware Cloud Foundation+ Guide for an overview of VMware Cloud Foundation+™, and for how-to instructions for connecting your on-premises VMware Cloud Foudation™ deployments to VMware Cloud™ and managing workload domains across these deployments from the VMware Cloud Console.