Broadcom is asserting that the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Cloud Console will transition to a new VCF Cloud Console platform on April 24, 2025, and anticipating the discharge of a brand new main model of the VCF Usage Meter 9.0 across the identical time.
What is the Impact:
During the transition, the downtime interval is anticipated to take two (2) days (April 22 & 23). During this time:
- VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) companions will be capable to entry the UI of the present console in read-only mode and current API operations will probably be accessible.
- Partners will be unable to entry utilization knowledge for their very own or their clients’ accounts by way of the cloud console UI.
- Partners will be unable to register any new VCF Usage Meters via the cloud console UI.
- Usage Meter deployed on-prem ought to proceed—utilization knowledge will proceed to be collected by the Usage 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 stories from their VCF Usage Meter cases earlier than the blackout interval to make sure clean operations.
What’s Changing and What’s Staying the Same?
There are a number of portals related along with your VCSP enterprise interactions with Broadcom, every serving a particular function:
- Broadcom Support Portal: No modifications. This portal offers viewing and managing of contracts, elevating assist tickets, and producing or modifying license keys. It additionally contains the Consumption Portal tab, relying in your roles and permissions.
- Partner Portal: No modifications. This portal offers entry to partner-related documentation and necessary replace notifications.
- VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Console: Previously positioned at console.cloud.vmware.com, this portal for VCF Usage Meter registration and downloading metering stories is transitioning to vcf.broadcom.com.
- On-Premises VCF Usage Meter Appliance: These native metering home equipment would require an improve to VCF Usage Meter 9.0 inside 90 days of its launch.
- Incorta (Usage Meter Engine): This reporting instrument, which connects utilization knowledge to contracts, will stay unchanged.
Action:
As a part of this replace, current VCF Usage Meters have to be upgraded to VCF Usage Meter v9.0 (when typically accessible) to combine with their very own oAuth App. This improve have to be accomplished inside 90 days of the discharge of the VCF Usage Meter 9.0. The improve course of for Usage Meter variations 4.7 and 4.8 will start with producing an oAuth App in your presently registered VCF Usage Meter, adopted by an in-place improve to model 9.0, older variations of Usage Meter will probably be required to improve to 4.6.1 and make the most of the brand new oAuth app additionally.
Steps to Help You Prepare Now:
- Validate current Usage 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 Usage Meter cases that talk Broadcom license keys will probably be migrated.
- Stay present by visiting the VCSP web page of the Partner Portal and in search of particulars underneath the VCF Cloud Console Migration Updates part.
- See the newest Usage Meter Cloud Console FAQ.
We sit up for bringing you the new VCF Cloud platform to assist your enterprise objectives. If you’ve got questions within the meantime, please attain out to your Broadcom consultant.
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