VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle 8.6.2 Product Support Pack Release Notes

Release Details

Here are the release-related details for 8.6.x product support packs.

Release	Release Date	Product Support Details	Build Details
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 10	04 March 2024	vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 10 adds support for upgrading VCF aware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager deployments to version 8.16.0	23347691
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 8	05 June 2023	vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 8 supports VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 and allows users to upgrade their vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager deployments from 8.6.2 to 8.8.2, 8.10.0 and VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 in VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0.	21789312
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 7	16 May 2023	vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 7 supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1 and allows users to upgrade their vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager deployments from 8.6.2 to 8.8.2, 8.10.0 and VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12.0 in VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1.	21754961
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 6	02 May 2023	vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 6 adds support for vRealize Log Insight 8.6.2 (HF build 21638565). Note: For information on the security vulnerabilities impacting vRealize Log Insight, go to KB 91831.	21680747
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 4	18 October 2022	vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 4 allows users to upgrade their vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager deployments from 8.6.2 to 8.8.2 or 8.10.0 in VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.0	20623768
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 3	12 May 2022	vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 3 is a cumulative support pack of vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 1 and vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 2. vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 3 supports VMware Cloud Foundation version 4.4.1.
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 2	23 March 2022	vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 2 enables VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.0 users to upgrade from vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager version 8.6.2 to version 8.7. vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 2 supports vRealize Automation Salt Stack Config version 8.6.2 (build 19313651). vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.2 Product Support Pack 2 supports vRealize Network Insight version 6.5.1 (build 1645037705). vRealize Network Insight version 6.5.0 is no longer available at MyVMware. You can deploy or upgrade to vRealize Network Insight version 6.5.1.

Product Support Pack Installation Instructions

To install a vRealize Suite product when vRealize Lifecycle Manager is connected to the internet, perform the following steps:  

1. Verify that you have taken a snapshot of VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager VA.

2. Log in to vRealize Lifecycle Manager VA.

3. On the Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to Settings > Product Support Pack.

4. Select the Support for Additional Product Versions section. The vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager auto-populates the list of available support versions. If the list is not auto-populated, click CHECK SUPPORT PACKS ONLINE.

5. When the list is populated, click Apply Version in Settings> Product Support Pack for the appropriate content version.

6. Once the PSPAK installation is triggered successfully, VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager services are restarted and you are redirected to VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager UI login page.

Note: To verify your new PSPAK, on the Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to Settings > Product Support Pack. The option should list version 8.6.x. (exact version is dependent on the downloaded PSPAK) along with the supported versions of vRealize Automation, vRealize Orchestrator, and vRealize Automation Salt Stack Config.

To install a vRealize Suite product when vRealize Lifecycle Manager is not connected to the internet, perform the following steps:

1. Verify that you have taken a snapshot of VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager VA.

2. Download the product support pack file from VMware Patch Download Center.

3. Log in to vRealize Lifecycle Manager VA.

4. On the Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to Settings > Product Support Pack.

5. Select the Support for Additional Product Versions section.

6. To upload the downloaded product support pack file, click Upload and click SELECT FILE to select the .pspak file, and click Import.

7. When the list is populated, click Apply Version in Settings> Product Support Pack for the appropriate content version.

8. Once the PSPAK installation is triggered successfully, VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager services are restarted and you are redirected to VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager UI login page.

Note: To verify your new PSPAK, on the Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to Settings > Product Support Pack.

After you have added the .pspak file successfully, refresh the UI.

To download the product support pack, visit VMware Patch Download Center, select vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager from the product drop-down menu, and then download the product support pack.