Life Cycle Management Design for Cloud-Based Intelligent Operations for VMware Cloud Foundation

Life cycle management design details the design decisions on the life cycle management of the Cloud Proxy appliances supporting Cloud-Based Intelligent Operations for VMware Cloud Foundation.

Life cycle management of Cloud-Based Intelligent Operations for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution involves applying updates or upgrades to the Cloud Proxy appliances.

Life cycle management of the Cloud Proxy appliances is performed automatically by VMware Aria Operations. If an automated upgrade fails, you can use manual upgrade procedures. See the Monitoring the Health of Cloud Proxies documentation for VMware Aria Operations.

Table 1. Design Decisions on Life Cycle Management for the Cloud Proxy Appliances

Decision ID	Design Decision	Design Justification	Design Implication
CBO-CDP-LCM-001	Allow automatic life cycle management of the Cloud Proxy appliances by VMware Aria Operations.	Automated upgrades provide for the lowest level of management burden on administrators.	You should be familiar with the manual upgrade process in case the automated upgrade fails.