Broadcom is asserting that the VMware Cloud Basis (VCF) Cloud Console will transition to a new VCF Cloud Console platform in Could, 2025, and anticipating the discharge of a brand new main model of the VCF Utilization Meter 9.0 across the identical time.
What’s the Influence:
Beginning quickly, we’ll start migration of at the moment registered Utilization Meters, and the VCF Utilization Meter Registration, Administration, and Experiences expertise to the brand new VCF Enterprise Providers console.
The transition downtime interval is anticipated to take two (2) days (new dates will likely be introduced on the Associate Portal). Throughout this time:
- VMware Cloud Service Supplier (VCSP) companions will be capable of entry the UI of the present console in read-only mode and current API operations will likely be obtainable.
- Companions will be unable to entry utilization knowledge for their very own or their clients’ accounts by way of the cloud console UI.
- Companions will be unable to register any new VCF Utilization Meters by way of the cloud console UI.
- Utilization Meter deployed on-prem ought to proceed—utilization knowledge will proceed to be collected by the Utilization Meter home equipment and communicated to the cloud upon registering the brand new deployment within the new VCF Cloud Console.
We strongly suggest that companions obtain all related studies from their VCF Utilization Meter cases earlier than the blackout interval to make sure clean operations.
What’s Altering and What’s Staying the Similar?
There are a number of portals related together with your VCSP enterprise interactions with Broadcom, every serving a particular objective:
- Broadcom Help Portal: No modifications. This portal offers viewing and managing of contracts, elevating assist tickets, and producing or modifying license keys. It additionally consists of the Consumption Portal tab, relying in your roles and permissions.
- Associate Portal: No modifications. This portal offers entry to partner-related documentation and necessary replace notifications.
- VMware Cloud Basis Cloud Console: Beforehand positioned at console.cloud.vmware.com, this portal for VCF Utilization Meter registration and downloading metering studies is transitioning to vcf.broadcom.com.
- On-Premises VCF Utilization Meter Equipment: These native metering home equipment would require an improve to VCF Utilization Meter 9.0 inside 90 days of its launch.
- Incorta (Utilization Meter Engine): This reporting instrument, which connects utilization knowledge to contracts, will stay unchanged.
Motion:
As a part of this replace, current VCF Utilization Meters should be upgraded to VCF Utilization Meter v9.0 (when typically obtainable) to combine with their very own oAuth App. This improve should be accomplished inside 90 days of the discharge of the VCF Utilization Meter 9.0. The improve course of for Utilization Meter variations 4.7 and 4.8 will start with producing an oAuth App on your at the moment registered VCF Utilization Meter, adopted by an in-place improve to model 9.0, older variations of Utilization Meter will likely be required to improve to 4.6.1 and make the most of the brand new oAuth app additionally.
Steps to Assist You Put together Now:
- Validate current Utilization Meter variations and plan for an estate-wide improve to make sure compliance.
- Finalize the swap of VMware license keys to Broadcom license keys to make sure the new VCF Cloud Console platform will seize metered knowledge, as solely lively VCF Utilization Meter cases that talk Broadcom license keys will likely be migrated.
- Keep present by visiting the VCSP web page of the Associate Portal and in search of particulars below the VCF Cloud Console Migration Updates part.
- See the most recent Utilization Meter Cloud Console FAQ.
- Watch this Characteristic Friday protecting the principle facets of the change
We sit up for bringing you the new VCF Cloud platform to assist your enterprise objectives. In case you have questions within the meantime, please attain out to your Broadcom consultant.
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