| vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.1 | 22 December 2021 | Check for additions and updates to these release notes. |
What's in the Release Notes
The release notes cover the following topics:What's New
Here are the key features and capabilities of vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.1:
- vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.1 Product Support Pack 1 supports vRealize Operations Manager version 8.6.2 and vRealize Log Insight version 8.6.2. For more information about the support pack installation procedure, see VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.1 PSPAK 1 Release Notes.
- VMware Cloud Foundation compatible vRealize Suite products support flexible vRealize upgrade.
- vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager is now compatible with certain versions of SDDC Manager. If the SDDC manager version changes, you must apply a new PSPAK in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to update the compatibility information about the new SDDC Manager version.
- vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6.1 supports automated removal of license for vRealize Automation 7.6.0, when you apply hot fix 23 or later in vRealize Automation 7.6.0.
- Technical debt and product improvements
- vRealize Log Insight patch binaries are supported. For more information, see Configure Your Patched Product Binaries.
- Multiple workspaces are supported for Bitbucket Cloud.
- New vRealize Automation upgrade prechecks are added in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
| Precheck Name | Description | Instructions If Precheck Fails |
|---|---|---|
| Available disk space check on services-logs partition | Additional disk space on /services-logs partition on VM disk 3 /dev/sdc needs to be sufficient for an upgrade. | Add additional x amount of disk space through recommendation. |
| Leftover upgrade files check from previous upgrade | Verify if any leftover runtime upgrade files are present from the previous successful vRealize Automation upgrade. Clear any leftover files, otherwise the upgrade may fail. | Follow the KB to remediate and prepare the cluster for an upgrade. |
| Metrics partition large enough for upgrade check | Additional disk space on metrics partition /metrics on VM Disk 4 /dev/sdd needs to be sufficient for an upgrade. | Add additional x amount of disk space through recommendation. |
| vRealize Automation health check | All the vRealize Automation nodes must be healthy prior to an upgrade | Check the cluster health. |
Resolved Issues
There are no resolved issues for this release.Known Issues
- vRealize Suite product upgrade request fails in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
When upgrading a vRealize Suite product in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, the product upgrade request may fail due to vRealize Suite product services not up and running although the product binaries are upgraded.
Workaround: Perform the following steps:
- Revert to the snapshot that is created prior to the upgrade.
- Perform an inventory sync to update to the correct vRealize Suite product version.
- Perform the upgrade.
Note: If any vRealize Suite product upgrade request fails in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, do not perform an inventory sync or re-import the vRealize product as this may cause inconsistency of information between vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and the vRealize Suite product.
