VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1

5.2 5.1 5.0 4.5

SDDC Manager Functionality During an Upgrade to
VMware Cloud Foundation
 5.1.1

During the upgrade to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1, some SDDC Manager functionality may be limited during each phase of the upgrade. Prior to initiating the upgrade determine if you will need to perform any of these tasks.

Upgrade States

  • Source BOM
     - Prior to initiating the upgrade all components are at VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x
  • Split BOM
     - Management domain or VI Workload Domain is only partially updated to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1.
  • Mixed 4.x/5.x BOM
     - Some workload domains (Management or VI) have been completely upgraded to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1 and at least one VI Workload Domain is at the Source 4.x BOM version.
  • Mixed 5.x BOM
     - Some workload domains (Management or VI) have been completely upgraded to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1 and at least one VI Workload Domain is at the Source 5.x BOM version.
  • Target BOM
     - All components are at VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1
When a VMware Cloud Foundation instance is in Source BOM or Target BOM, the features available within SDDC Manager are as expected for that given release. However when in a Mixed BOM the operations available vary per workload domain depending on which state the domain itself is in.
The following table indicates the functions available within SDDC Manager during the upgrade from VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x.
SDDC Manager Functionality During Upgrade
Category
Feature
Mixed 4.x/5.x BOM
Mixed 5.x BOM
Backup / Restore
Configure and perform Backup / Restore
Y
Y
CEIP
Activate / Deactivate CEIP
Y
Y
Certificate Management
View/Generate/Upload/Install
Y
Y
Composability
Compose / Decompose Server
N
N
Add / Remove Storage to Composed Server
N
N
NSX Edge Cluster
Expand edge cluster
Y
Y
DNS / NTP configuration
Validate / Configure DNS
Y
Y
Validate / Configure NTP
Y
Y
Hosts
Commission / Decommission Host
Y
Y
Licensing
Update License Key Information
Y
Y
Add License Key
Y
Y
Relicensing
Y
Y
License check
Y
Y
LCM
Connect to VMware or Dell Depot / Download Bundles
Y
Y
LCM Pre checks
Y
Y
Schedule Bundle Download
Y
Y
Networking
Create / Edit / Delete Network Pool
Y
Y
Password Management
Rotate/Update/Retry/Cancel
Y
Y
User Operations
Add / Remove User / Group
Y
Y
Workload Domain
Add/Remove ESXi Host
Y
Y
Add/Remove vSphere Cluster
Y
Y
Add 4.x Workload Domain
N
N/A
Add 5.x Workload Domain in ELM mode
N
Y
Add 5.x Isolated Workload Domain
Y
Y
Remove 4.x Workload Domain
N
N/A
Remove 5.0 Workload Domain
N
Y
VI Workload Domain Feature Availability Across VMware Cloud Foundation Upgrade States
Category
Features
Split BOM
Domain Operations
Add Host
N
Remove Host
N
Add / Remove vSphere Cluster
N
Remove Workload Domain
N
Stretch a vSphere Cluster
N
Unstretch a vSphere Cluster
N
Expand a Stretched vSphere Cluster
N
Shrink a Stretched vSphere Cluster
N
Lifecycle Operations
Install vCenter Patch
N
Install ESXi Patch
N
Password Management
Rotate / Update / Retry / Cancel
N
Certificate Management
View / Generate / Upload / Install Certificates
N

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