Identified - An edge case has been discovered that could lead to policy actions executing against unintended resources.
If a policy is configured with a filter against a specific set of resources, and the filtered targets are removed from the CloudHealth platform, the policy will continue to execute without this filter applied. This can potentially cause a policy to execute on resources that were beyond intended scope of the policy.
Example: If a policy is configured to filter against an AWS account, and that account is deleted from the CloudHealth platform, the policy filter will then evaluate against all AWS accounts from the point of account deletion.
To ensure this edge case does not lead to any policies executing with an unintended scope, a platform fix is currently in development and we will provide an update as soon as it is deployed to the platform.
NOTE: This has the potential to impact any policy that allows filtering on resources that can be deleted from the CloudHealth platform. E.g. Policies filtering on AWS Accounts, Azure Subscriptions, GCP Projects.
As a best practice, it's also recommended to apply an authorizer or approver to any policies that may execute actions that make changes to public cloud resources -
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Cost/SaaS/using-and-managing-vmware-aria-cost/GUID-aws-governance-using-policies.html#add-authorizers-and-approvers-4
Current Status and Action Plan: The engineering team is currently developing a code fix.
Start Time: November 18, 2023 01:00 UTC
End Time: N/A
Current Impact: CloudHealth Policies across AWS/Azure/GCP
Nov 18, 2023 - 04:28 UTC
If a policy is configured with a filter against a specific set of resources, and the filtered targets are removed from the CloudHealth platform, the policy will continue to execute without this filter applied. This can potentially cause a policy to execute on resources that were beyond intended scope of the policy.
Example: If a policy is configured to filter against an AWS account, and that account is deleted from the CloudHealth platform, the policy filter will then evaluate against all AWS accounts from the point of account deletion.
To ensure this edge case does not lead to any policies executing with an unintended scope, a platform fix is currently in development and we will provide an update as soon as it is deployed to the platform.
NOTE: This has the potential to impact any policy that allows filtering on resources that can be deleted from the CloudHealth platform. E.g. Policies filtering on AWS Accounts, Azure Subscriptions, GCP Projects.
As a best practice, it's also recommended to apply an authorizer or approver to any policies that may execute actions that make changes to public cloud resources -
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Cost/SaaS/using-and-managing-vmware-aria-cost/GUID-aws-governance-using-policies.html#add-authorizers-and-approvers-4
Current Status and Action Plan: The engineering team is currently developing a code fix.
Start Time: November 18, 2023 01:00 UTC
End Time: N/A
Current Impact: CloudHealth Policies across AWS/Azure/GCP
Nov 18, 2023 - 04:28 UTC
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VMware Aria Automation Schedule Maintenance
Nov 18, 2023 08:00-10:30 UTC
Following features are available in Aria Automation 8.14.1
Customer Asks
Additional warning for Resize day2 action:
Resize day2 action now has a warning to highlight that if hot-add is not enabled on vCenter, the machine will be rebooted and out of service during the time of reboot. When hot-add is enabled, user has the options to choose to reboot or not with resize action, with "not reboot" as the default option.
Support on-prem SCM (Gitlab Enterprise) for VCT from vRA Cloud:
Gitlab enterprise endpoint was not supported in Aria Automation cloud. This feature enables users to configure Gitlab enterprise as an endpoint for repo. Cloud Templates, Terraform scripts, ABX services can be imported from Gitlab enterprise.
Support OVF properties for OVFs in vCenter Content Library:
OVF properties for OVF/OVA images in vCenter content library are supported in VCT using the property 'ovfProperties' available on the vSphere Machine resource. OVF properties for OVF/OVA images in vCenter content library are also shown in image mappings.
Public Cloud
Enable CCI for existing Aria Automation SaaS customers in US region:
Following the General Availability of Cloud Consumption Interface (CCI) in prior release, this feature enables CCI for all Aria Automation SaaS customers in US region without requiring them to activate vSphere+ developer experience. Note that having at least one vCenter connected to vSphere+ is a requirement for CCI and as of August 2023 release, admins can add a vSphere+ connected vCenter cloud account directly from Aria Automation Assembler UI.
Azure machine network and data disk:
The most commonly used Azure resources such as compute, network and data disk are now supported through plugin based approach. Flavor mapping and image mapping is supported for compute resources. Image helper and Flavor helpers can also be used with compute resources. Power on and Power off day 2 actions can also be performed on compute resources. Plugin based framework also supports creating of network and data disks.
Azure storage accounts:
It is possible to create Storage account in Aria Automation using plugin approach. The storage accounts can be modified and deleted. All properties for storage accounts are available in Aria Automation.
Azure SQL Database:
Azure SQL database is supported using plugin based approach. All properties for Azure SQL database are supported. The service should be available to deploy Azure SQL database. In this release, only create update and delete DB is supported. The operations on DB is performed by user specified in the DB properties
VMware Cloud
Vulnerability Pre and Post Remediation Actions UI:
Users can now employ Salt state files within the file manager to specify a pre-state before initiating vulnerability fixes. Additionally, an optional post-state can be set for actions following the completion of remediation. This feature facilitates the automation of tasks commonly performed during system patching that may require reboots or additional steps for successful remediation.
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Create Service Broker Catalog Item based on VM Template from vSphere+:
With the release of Cloud editions we have a new integration that enable to quick and easy creation of Service Broker Catalog Items based on a VM template from vSphere+. As a VI Admin when you get requests to create new VMs you have the decision of doing this through manual creation of the VM on each request or giving users access to the vCenter where their template resides, neither of these options is great. With this new integration you can quickly create a robust Service Broker Catalog Item that can be shared with end users and reused as needed. As a VI Admin you get to automate this redundant task, and the peace of mind knowing that Aria Automation will dynamically place this VM based on the best availability in your cluster.
Start Time: November 18, 2023 08:00 UTC
End Time: November 18, 2023 10:30 UTC
Duration: 150 mins
Impact: Services may be unresponsive/requests may intermittently fail for brief periods.
Posted on Nov 08, 2023 - 22:21 UTC
Customer Asks
Additional warning for Resize day2 action:
Resize day2 action now has a warning to highlight that if hot-add is not enabled on vCenter, the machine will be rebooted and out of service during the time of reboot. When hot-add is enabled, user has the options to choose to reboot or not with resize action, with "not reboot" as the default option.
Support on-prem SCM (Gitlab Enterprise) for VCT from vRA Cloud:
Gitlab enterprise endpoint was not supported in Aria Automation cloud. This feature enables users to configure Gitlab enterprise as an endpoint for repo. Cloud Templates, Terraform scripts, ABX services can be imported from Gitlab enterprise.
Support OVF properties for OVFs in vCenter Content Library:
OVF properties for OVF/OVA images in vCenter content library are supported in VCT using the property 'ovfProperties' available on the vSphere Machine resource. OVF properties for OVF/OVA images in vCenter content library are also shown in image mappings.
Public Cloud
Enable CCI for existing Aria Automation SaaS customers in US region:
Following the General Availability of Cloud Consumption Interface (CCI) in prior release, this feature enables CCI for all Aria Automation SaaS customers in US region without requiring them to activate vSphere+ developer experience. Note that having at least one vCenter connected to vSphere+ is a requirement for CCI and as of August 2023 release, admins can add a vSphere+ connected vCenter cloud account directly from Aria Automation Assembler UI.
Azure machine network and data disk:
The most commonly used Azure resources such as compute, network and data disk are now supported through plugin based approach. Flavor mapping and image mapping is supported for compute resources. Image helper and Flavor helpers can also be used with compute resources. Power on and Power off day 2 actions can also be performed on compute resources. Plugin based framework also supports creating of network and data disks.
Azure storage accounts:
It is possible to create Storage account in Aria Automation using plugin approach. The storage accounts can be modified and deleted. All properties for storage accounts are available in Aria Automation.
Azure SQL Database:
Azure SQL database is supported using plugin based approach. All properties for Azure SQL database are supported. The service should be available to deploy Azure SQL database. In this release, only create update and delete DB is supported. The operations on DB is performed by user specified in the DB properties
VMware Cloud
Vulnerability Pre and Post Remediation Actions UI:
Users can now employ Salt state files within the file manager to specify a pre-state before initiating vulnerability fixes. Additionally, an optional post-state can be set for actions following the completion of remediation. This feature facilitates the automation of tasks commonly performed during system patching that may require reboots or additional steps for successful remediation.
Consumption
Create Service Broker Catalog Item based on VM Template from vSphere+:
With the release of Cloud editions we have a new integration that enable to quick and easy creation of Service Broker Catalog Items based on a VM template from vSphere+. As a VI Admin when you get requests to create new VMs you have the decision of doing this through manual creation of the VM on each request or giving users access to the vCenter where their template resides, neither of these options is great. With this new integration you can quickly create a robust Service Broker Catalog Item that can be shared with end users and reused as needed. As a VI Admin you get to automate this redundant task, and the peace of mind knowing that Aria Automation will dynamically place this VM based on the best availability in your cluster.
Start Time: November 18, 2023 08:00 UTC
End Time: November 18, 2023 10:30 UTC
Duration: 150 mins
Impact: Services may be unresponsive/requests may intermittently fail for brief periods.
Posted on Nov 08, 2023 - 22:21 UTC
VMware Lab Platform - BLR cloud Scheduled Maintenance
Nov 18, 2023 08:30-09:30 UTC
Please be advised that VMware Lab Platform engineers will be performing maintenance on the service as part of Platform upgrade.
Start Time: November 18, 2023 08:30 UTC
End Time: November 18, 2023 09:30 UTC
Duration: 60 mins
Impact: The Customers of VMware Lab Platform with labs hosted on BLR cloud will not have internet access
Posted on Nov 15, 2023 - 14:09 UTC
Start Time: November 18, 2023 08:30 UTC
End Time: November 18, 2023 09:30 UTC
Duration: 60 mins
Impact: The Customers of VMware Lab Platform with labs hosted on BLR cloud will not have internet access
Posted on Nov 15, 2023 - 14:09 UTC