VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Patch 3 Release Notes
This document contains the following sections
Release Details
Here is the release date and build number for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Patch 3.
Release | Release Date | Build Number |
|---|---|---|
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Patch 3 | 10 January 2024 | 23061684 |
What's New
The following updates are available in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Patch 3:
- Removal of SHA1 hashes from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
Known Issues
Product Deployment and Day-2 Operations failure due to SHA1 weak ciphers/algorithms removal from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
After applying VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Patch 3, you may encounter deployment and day-2 operation failures, attributed to the elimination of weak algorithms in Suite Lifecycle. To prevent such issues, it is recommended to either turn on FIPS in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle or implement the specified workarounds on other VMware Aria Products, as outlined in the KB 95835.
Sample Exception : InvalidKeySpecException: key spec not recognized
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Patch 3 Installation Procedure
This section describes the prerequisites and the download instructions you should know before installing the software.
If the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VA is not connected to the Internet, you can download this patch from the VMware Customer Connect
VMware Patch Download Center
. Select VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
in the Search by Product
drop-down menu to download the patch. Import the patch into the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VM in the /data/ directory and then do the patch mapping by selecting this location.If the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VA is connected to the Internet, perform the following steps.
- Verify that you have taken a snapshot of the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VA.
- Log in to the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VA.
- From theLifecycle Operationsdashboard, navigate toSettings > Binary Mappingand clickPatch Binaries.
- ClickCHECK PATCHES ONLINEand once the request is complete, search forVMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12patch and download the patch.
- Once you have downloaded the patch, navigate toSettings > System Patches.
- ClickNEW PATCH, select the patch, and clickNEXT.
- To install the patch, clickINSTALL. Once the patch install is triggered successfully, VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle services are restarted and you are redirected to the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle UI login page.Note:To verify your new patch, from theLifecycle Operationsdashboard, navigate toSettings >System Patches, and checkPatch Details.