VCF On VxRail – Asynchronous SDDC Manager Upgrades

VCF 5.2 introduced the capability to enable independent versioning and updating of SDDC Manager to:

Deliver critical fixes and features faster.
Avoid waiting for full stack VCF upgrades.
Accelerate innovation specifically in SDDC Manager capabilities.

As per Release Notes: ‘Asynchronous SDDC Manager Upgrades: VCF users can now upgrade SDDC Manager independently from the rest of the BOM to apply critical fixes, security patches, and to enable specific features related to SDDC Manager.’

An independent SDDC Manager release includes a fourth digit in its version number. The first such example of this comes with SDDC Manager 5.2.1.1.

You can update SDDC Manager without upgrading the full VCF BOM when:

–The target version of SDDC Manager is compatible with all the BOM product versions running in your current environment (management and workload domains).

–There is a supported update path from your current SDDC Manager version to the target SDDC Manager version.

In the navigation pane, browse to Lifecycle Management > SDDC Manager. The UI displays available SDDC Manager updates that are either SDDC Manager only updates or SDDC Manager updates that are part of a full VCF BOM update:

Run Precheck: MGMT Domain, Updates section. Resolve any precheck issues before proceeding. Schedule the update to run now or at a specific time and click Start Update. When the update completes successfully, you are logged out of the SDDC Manager UI and must log in again.