VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1.1 on Dell VxRail 8.0.311 is now GA (Generally Available) as of December 5th 2024. Dell Technologies and VMware are thrilled to announce the General Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1. This release introduces new features and enhancements, including support for in-place upgrades to VCF 5.2.1.1 from existing VCF 5.2 and higher environments, and most notably support for vSAN ESA with stretched clusters. This is an upgrade only release.
Release Notes: the bill-of-materials below can be officially referenced in the subsequent Release Notes links :
DELL: VCF 5.2.1.1 on VxRail Release Notes
VMware: VCF 5.2.1.1 on VxRail Release Notes
The following is a list of all the components and their versions as per VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1.1:
VCF 5.2.1.1 release includes the following major updates:
| SDDC Manager | 5.2.1.1 (24397777) |
| vCenter Server Appliance | 8.0 Update 3c (24305161) |
| VMware NSX Data Center | 4.2.1 (24304122) |
| VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager | 8.18 (24029603) |
DELL VxRail 8.0.311 release components aligned with VCF 5.2.1.1:
| VxRail | 8.0.311 build 28839942 |
| VxRail Manager | 8.0.311 build 28839943 |
| VMware ESXi | 8.0 U3b build 24280767 |
| VMware vSAN | 8.0 U3b build 24280767 |
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