VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 on Dell VxRail 8.0.100 is now GA (Generally Available), this is the first VCF release to support vSphere 8.0.

The following is a list of all the components and their versions as per VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0

Note: the BOM below can be officially referenced in the following Release Notes links :

DELL: VCF 5.0 on VxRail Release Notes

VMware: VCF 5.0 on VxRail Release Notes

VCF 5.0 release BOM includes the following updates:

VMware Cloud Builder5.0 (21822418)
SDDC Manager5.0 (21822418)
vCenter Server Appliance8.0 Update 1a (21815093)
VMware NSX-T Data Center4.1.0.2 (21761691)
VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager8.10 Patch 1 (21331275)

DELL VxRail 8.0.100 release components aligned with VCF 5.0:

VxRail
8.0.100 build 28093095
VxRail Manager8.0.100 build 28093094
VMware ESXi 8.0 U1a build 21813344
VMware vSAN8.0 U1a build 21813344

Some notable highlights of this VCF 5.0 On VxRail release include:

  • Support for in-place upgrade from VCF 4.3.x and higher to VCF 5.0​.
  • VCF on VxRail supports 15G single-socket P670F platform.
  • SDDC Manager introduces Context-aware prechecks. As part of this new feature VCF 5.0 introduces a new precheck engine capable of granular precheck selection.
  • SDDC Manager Configuration Drift awareness.
  • VxRail accurate versioning support.
  • Flexible WLD target versions.
  • Enhanced the frequency of SDDC Manager prechecks for vRealize or Aria Suite component versions.
  • Isolated SSO WLDs. Configure WLDs with their own SSO and Identity Provider.
  • Ability to upgrade 10 clusters across 5 workload domains (5*10) simultaneously in ESXi, allowing for parallel upgrades to occur.
  • VMware NSX-T Data Center rebranding: VMware NSX-T Data Center is known as VMware NSX.
  • BOM product re-licensing: Ability to perform relicensing of VCF BOM components from SDDC Manager UI.
  • Support for NVMe over TCP connected supplemental storage.
  • Added support for VCF Async Patch Tool 1.1.0.1 release which supports VCF 5.0 on VxRail 8.0.100.
  • Enhancements to VCF+.

Please refer to the following blog by Karol @cl0udguide for a detailed overview of all the new features included with this release:

Announcing VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 On Dell VxRail 8.0.100

Cloudbuilder Download Link:

https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/vmware_cloud_foundation/5_0

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