What's New for VMware Validated Solutions - Edition #8 (May 2022)

Last Updated: 31-May-2022

Welcome to Edition #8 of the What's New for VMware Validated Solutions, today we are announcing the following updates:

• Added support for VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.1
• Added automation based on the PowerValidatedSolutions v1.7.0 release
• Release of PowerValidatedSolutions v1.7.0 , our PowerShell module developed to ensure robustness, consistency, and accelerate implementation

Added Support for VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.1

Delighted to announce support for VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.1.

• Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation
• Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation
• Intelligent Logging and Analytics for VMware Cloud Foundation
• Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation
• Private Cloud Automation for VMware Cloud Foundation
• Site Protection and Disaster Recovery for VMware Cloud Foundation

Site Protection and Disaster Recovery for VMware Cloud Foundation Updates

Implementation

Additional PowerValidatedSolutions Automation

• Add a Network Adapter and Configure Static Routes for vSphere Replication (Set-vSRNetworkConfig)
• Create a VMkernel Adapter on the ESXi Hosts for vSphere Replication Traffic (New-vSRVMkernelPort)
• Configure ESXi Host Static Routes for vSphere Replication (New-vSREsxiStaticRoute)
• Assign Licenses to Site Recovery Manager (Set-SRMLicenseConfig)

General Availability of PowerValidatedSolutions v1.7.0

Release of PowerValidatedSolutions v1.7.0 , which is a PowerShell module that we have developed to not only accelerate the implementation of Validated Solutions, but ensure consistency and robustness. Here's a list of what's changed (this and previous updates can be tracked by reading the CHANGELOG.md file stored in the Git Hub repository):

• Added Set-vSRNetworkConfig cmdlet to configure a secondary ethernet adapter and the required routing for vSphere Replication appliances in the protected and recovery sites
• Added Undo-vSRNetworkConfig cmdlet to remove the secondary ethernet adapter and its configuration from vSphere Replication appliances in the protected and recovery sites
• Added New-vSRVMkernelPort cmdlet to create VMkernel ports on ESXi hosts for vSphere Replication traffic in the protected and recovery sites.
• Added Undo-vSRVMkernelPort cmdlet to remove VMkernel ports on ESXi hosts for vSphere Replication traffic in the protected and recovery sites.
• Added New-vSREsxiStaticRoute cmdlet to create a static route on ESXi hosts for vSphere Replication traffic in the protected and recovery sites.
• Added Undo-vSREsxiStaticRoute cmdlet to remove a static route on ESXi hosts for vSphere Replication traffic in the protected and recovery sites.
• Added Set-SRMLicenseConfig cmdlet to configure the license for Site Recovery Manager in the protected and recovery sites.
• Added Undo-SRMLicenseConfig cmdlet to remove the license configuration from Site Recovery Manager in the protected and recovery sites.