VMware HCX 4.9.2 | 15 OCT 2024 | Build 24312778 (Connector), 24312780 (Cloud)

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About VMware HCX

VMware HCX delivers secure and seamless application 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. 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.

For more information, see the VMware HCX User Guide in the VMware Documentation Center.

System Requirements and Compatibility

For HCX deployment requirements, see Preparing for HCX Installation.

The following resources provide information related to HCX deployments:

Installation and Upgrade

Installing HCX 4.9.2

For new installations, see Installing the HCX Manager Appliance for sample installation workflows by deployment type,

Upgrading to HCX 4.9.2

  • Upgrading to HCX 4.9.2 from HCX 4.4 and above is supported for both local and connected sites.

    For overall upgrade information, planning considerations, and specific upgrade procedures, see Updating VMware HCX.

    Note:

    The procedure for upgrading to HCX 4.9.2 depends on whether your current system makes connections to VMware by Broadcom. Refer to the "HCX Upgrade" under "Downloads and Upgrade Bundles" section at HCX 4.9 Release Notes for a description of systems running in Connected Mode or Local Mode. For specific upgrade procedures, refer to Upgrade HCX Manager for Local Sites or Upgrade HCX Manager for Connected Sites.

    Note:

    If you are upgrading HCX using the Upgrade option in the HCX Manager appliance management UI (:9443), your system must be running HCX 4.8.3 as minimum version before upgrading to HCX 4.9.0 using pre-downloaded bundle. Refer VMware Knowledge base 97087 for more information.

  • Upgrading to HCX 4.9.2 from all versions between 4.2.4 and 4.4 requires offline upgrade to 4.8.3 first.

    Note:

    Refer to Upgrade HCX Manager for Local Sites to download the HCX 4.8.3 Connector and HCX 4.8.3 Cloud Manager upgrade bundle and use the HCX Manager appliance management interface, https://hcx-ip-or-fqdn:9443, to perform the upgrade.

    For HCX deployed in VMware Cloud on AWS infrastructure, the HCX Manager appliance management UI (:9443) interface won't be accessible for the end user. VMware Cloud on AWS customers running less than HCX 4.4 versions must open a support request with Broadcom to help assist with the HCX Cloud Manager upgrade.

  • Upgrade support for HCX versions past the End of General Support date will be provided on a best-effort basis.

  • HCX EoGS versions less than 4.2.4 are not qualified for upgrade and require full redeployment to the latest and supported build.

    Note:

    If legacy systems are running Network Extension (NE) services then please open a service request with the Broadcom support team for further assistance.

  • All site paired HCX Manager systems must be upgraded. They can be upgraded in parallel.

  • For a complete upgrade, the Service Meshes must also be upgraded. Refer to Upgrading the HCX Service Mesh Appliances in the HCX User Guide.

    A limited support policy applies to partially upgraded environments. See HCX Version Skew Policy for details.

  • Upgrade snapshots:

    • During upgrades to HCX 4.9.2, HCX Manager snapshots are taken automatically.

    • Upgrade snapshots are only taken when an HCX Manager is deployed on the same vCenter Server registered to it. For other deployments, manual snapshots can be taken.

    • HCX retains automatic snapshots for 24 hours before deleting them.

      Note: To restore HCX Manager from a snapshot, contact VMware Support.

  • Upgrade compatibility information is available as a table in VMware Product Interoperability Matrix - Upgrade Path.

What's New

This release resolves CVE-2024-38814. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2024-0021.

Note:

In HCX 4.9.0, VMware by Broadcom introduced a single licensing framework for activating the suite of VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) products. If you are upgrading to HCX 4.9.2 from a release prior to HCX 4.9.0, review the licensing and activation changes described in HCX 4.9.0 Release Notes.

It is recommended that all existing HCX customers upgrade as soon as possible to ensure the highest level of product portability and support across VMware products moving forward.

Product Support Notices

Connection to VMware

  • The hybridity-depot.vmware.com and connect.hcx.vmware.com endpoints for licensing, activation, and updates are now deprecated components in the HCX architecture and will be removed in a future release.

  • The hybridity-depot.vmware.com URL will be replaced with hybridity-depot.broadcom.com in an upcoming release. A change to the allowed listings would be required for hybridity-depot.broadcom.com URL to ensure given HCX Connector or HCX Cloud Manager is able to make HTTPS outbound connections during all future version upgrades.

  • Systems with active connections will transition to local licensing mode when available for their deployment in a future release. It is important to keep your systems up to date in preparation for this transition.

About NSX for vSphere systems in Extended Support

  • NSX for vSphere General Support ended on January 16, 2022.

  • NSX for vSphere systems in Technical Guidance (under Extended Support contracts) are only supported at the evacuation site (source), with HCX Connector.

  • To determine the HCX Connector version for evacuation, refer to Broadcom Knowledge Base articles 82702 and 71398.

Note that HCX Cloud installations require current (Generally Available) VMware software components.  NSX for vSphere is not suitable or supported in the migration destination environment.

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