vSphere Replication 8.8.0.2 Release Notes

vSphere Replication 8.8.0.2 | 21 NOV 2023 | Build 22780283 Check for additions and updates to these release notes. VMware vSphere Replication 8.8.0.3 replaces the previously released VMware vSphere Replication 8.8.0.2. The content of the VMware vSphere Replication 8.8 Release Notes applies to this version as well.

What's New

• VMware vSphere Replication 8.8.0.2 Express Patch provides security and bug fixes.

• FIPS compliance for Site Recovery user interface and vSphere Client plug-in. For more information, see How do I activate FIPS on vSphere Replication and How do I validate that FIPS mode is activated.

Installation and Upgrade

For the supported upgrade paths for vSphere Replication, select Upgrade Path and VMware vSphere Replication in the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices.

You use the ISO file and the VRMS Appliance Management Interface to upgrade from vSphere Replication 8.6.x or 8.7.x to vSphere Replication 8.8.0.x.

Important: Before you initiate an upgrade, verify that the vSphere Replication appliance has an OVF environment, or context. See Checking and Restoring the OVF Context of the vSphere Replication Appliance (2106709).

See Upgrade Additional vSphere Replication Servers and Upgrade the vSphere Replication Appliance for the procedures on upgrading to vSphere Replication 8.8.0.2.

Notes:

• When you use vSphere Replication with Site Recovery Manager, upgrade vSphere Replication on both of the protected and the recovery sites before you upgrade the Site Recovery Manager Server. After upgrading vSphere Replication, you must restart the Site Recovery Manager Server. For more information, see the VMware Site Recovery Manager Documentation.

Resolved Issues

• New - You are unable to get a list of virtual machines by using the vSphere Replication REST APIs

  The vSphere Replication REST API call /pairings/{pairing_id}/vcenters/{vcenter_id}/vms fails with an error 404 Not Found.

  This issue is fixed in vSphere Replication 8.8.0.2.

• New - You cannot replicate an encrypted VM to a vSphere Storage DRS cluster

  When you try to configure a replication for an encrypted VM to a vSphere Storage DRS cluster, the cluster is not available for selection in the Target Datastore wizard page.

  This issue is fixed in vSphere Replication 8.8.0.2.