diff --git a/modules/installation-vsphere-infrastructure.adoc b/modules/installation-vsphere-infrastructure.adoc index 57f6e1fe2d99..a908d4d07357 100644 --- a/modules/installation-vsphere-infrastructure.adoc +++ b/modules/installation-vsphere-infrastructure.adoc @@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ [id="installation-vsphere-infrastructure_{context}"] = VMware vSphere infrastructure requirements -You must install an {product-title} cluster on a version of a {vmw-full} instance that meets the requirements for the components that you use: +You must install an {product-title} cluster on one of the following versions of a {vmw-full} instance that meets the requirements for the components that you use: * Version 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later +* {vmw-full} Foundation 9 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 9 or later -This release supports Container Storage Interface (CSI) migration, which is enabled by default on {product-title} {product-version}. +Both of these releases support Container Storage Interface (CSI) migration, which is enabled by default on {product-title} {product-version}. You can host the VMware vSphere infrastructure on-premise or on a link:https://cloud.vmware.com/providers[VMware Cloud Verified provider] that meets the requirements outlined in the following tables: @@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ You can host the VMware vSphere infrastructure on-premise or on a link:https://c |=== |Virtual environment product |Required version |VMware virtual hardware | 15 or later -|vSphere ESXi hosts | 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later -|vCenter host | 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later +|vSphere ESXi hosts | 8.0 Update 1 or later, or {vmw-full} Foundation 9 or later; VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 9 or later +|vCenter host | 8.0 Update 1 or later, or {vmw-full} Foundation 9 or later; VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 9 or later |=== [IMPORTANT] @@ -34,12 +35,12 @@ You must ensure that the time on your ESXi hosts is synchronized before you inst |Component | Minimum supported versions |Description |Hypervisor -|vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later with virtual hardware version 15 +|vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later with virtual hardware version 15; {vmw-full} Foundation 9 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 9 or later |This hypervisor version is the minimum version that {op-system-first} supports. For more information about supported hardware on the latest version of {op-system-base-full} that is compatible with {op-system}, see link:https://catalog.redhat.com/hardware/search[Hardware] on the Red Hat Customer Portal. -|Optional: Networking (NSX-T) -|vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later -|For more information about the compatibility of NSX and {product-title}, see the Release Notes section of VMware's link:https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Container-Plugin/index.html[NSX container plugin documentation]. +|Networking (NSX) +|vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later; VMware vSphere Foundation 9 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 9 or later +|Red Hat uses the Partner Certification process to verify NSX compatibility. |CPU micro-architecture |x86-64-v2 or higher @@ -57,4 +58,13 @@ The following list provides some guidance in selecting the VPUs needed for speci * Heavy-use production environment: More than 500 GB, and 100 or more VPUs. Consider allocating additional VPUs to give enough capacity for updates and scaling activities. See link:https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Block/Concepts/blockvolumeperformance.htm[Block Volume Performance Levels (Oracle documentation)]. +==== + +[NOTE] +==== +The following additional {vmw-full} Foundation and VMware Cloud Foundation components are outside the scope of Red Hat support: + +* Management: VCF Operations, VCF Automation, VCF Fleet Management, and VCF Identity Broker. +* Networking: VMware NSX Container Plugin (NCP). +* Migration: VMware HCX. ==== \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-compute-nodes.adoc b/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-compute-nodes.adoc index 7a1c73622165..3487d25d0762 100644 --- a/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-compute-nodes.adoc +++ b/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-compute-nodes.adoc @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Multiple compute nodes can be updated in parallel given workloads are tolerant o .Prerequisites * You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster. -* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later. +* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VWware vSphere Foundation 9, or VMware Cloud Foundation 9. .Procedure diff --git a/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-control-plane-nodes.adoc b/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-control-plane-nodes.adoc index 441428b7855f..4d43d9a5584d 100644 --- a/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-control-plane-nodes.adoc +++ b/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-control-plane-nodes.adoc @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To reduce the risk of downtime, it is recommended that control plane nodes be up .Prerequisites * You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster. -* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later. +* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VWware vSphere Foundation 9, or VMware Cloud Foundation 9. .Procedure diff --git a/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-template.adoc b/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-template.adoc index f3be6b4a7e98..f4e0bd87adb4 100644 --- a/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-template.adoc +++ b/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-template.adoc @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ .Prerequisites * You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster. -* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later. +* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VWware vSphere Foundation 9, or VMware Cloud Foundation 9. .Procedure