VMware HCX delivers secure and seamless app mobility and infrastructure hybridity across both on-premises and in the cloud. HCX abstracts the distinct private or public vSphere resources and presents a Service Mesh as an end-to-end entity. The HCX Interconnect can then provide high-performance, secure, and optimized multi-site connectivity to achieve infrastructure hybridity and present multiple options for bi-directional virtual machine mobility with technologies that facilitate the modernization of legacy data centers.
| Updated on: 17 Dec 2021 VMware HCX 4.2.4 | 17 Dec 2021 | Build 19079282 (Connector), Build 19079068 (Cloud) Check for additions and updates to these release notes. |
What's in the Release Notes
The release notes cover the following topics:About VMware HCX
For more information, see the VMware HCX User Guide in the VMware Documentation Center.
Upgrade Considerations
VMware HCX 4.2.4 is mandatory security update for all HCX 4.2.x or 4.0.x deployments to eliminate vulnerabilities CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046. For more information, see VMSA-2021-0028 in the VMware Security Advisories and KB 87104.
For customers upgrading from R-based releases to HCX 4.2.4, review the following information:
- Upgrading to HCX 4.2.4 is supported only from HCX 4.x releases.
- HCX 4.0.0 is the oldest release version suitable for upgrade. Customers running older releases are required to upgrade to HCX 4.0.X to support upgrading to HCX 4.2.4.
- Assistance with upgrading from out-of-support releases will be on a best-effort basis.
- VMware sends administrative messages to HCX systems that are running out of support and require upgrade.
Upgrade compatibility information is available as a table in VMware Product Interoperability Matrix - Upgrade Path.
For HCX upgrade procedures, see Updating VMware HCX.
What's New in this Release
VMware HCX 4.2.4 is a mandatory security update release for all deployments running HCX 4.2.x versions. HCX Connector and HCX Cloud Manager systems must be upgraded. HCX Service Mesh appliances do not require upgrade.
VMware HCX 4.2.4 is also a mandatory security update release for all deployments running HCX 4.0.x versions. HCX Connector, HCX Cloud Manager, and HCX Service Mesh appliances must be upgraded.
The latest version for all HCX Service Mesh appliances will remain at 4.2.3.
Redeploy HCX Sentinel Gateway (SGW) and Sentinel Data Receiver (SDR) appliances before attempting to download the Sentinel software after upgrading the HCX Connector or Cloud Manager.
Deprecation Notices
Deprecated features receive no further development or code fixes, and will be removed in a future release. The following is a summary list of deprecated features in HCX 4.x releases:
- HCX Site Recovery Manager Support – For the initial deprecation notification, see HCX 4.0.2 Release Note.
- Migration Dashboards in vROps – For the initial deprecation notification, see HCX 4.1.0 Release Note.
