What's in the Release Notes
- Download
- Installation and Upgrade
- Using vSphere Integrated Containers
- Changes
- Known Issues
- Open Source Components
Download
Official vSphere Integrated Containers release: http://www.vmware.com/go/download-vic
Open-source vSphere Integrated Containers project download location: https://storage.googleapis.com/vic-product-ova-releases/vic-v1.5.6-7849-bd6fe58a.ova
File size: 2769541120
SHA256 checksum: 745cf6c4dbfeda99fb860d52d55b5324f07fb4b5e399c92fec29d14b3ea3d48
SHA1 checksum: 1b433059fef3098c1f1ff7bef96d625e1ad6a71c
MD5 checksum: 9a0d88ce14ab5395586f025650fbd5bd
This OVA contains the following component versions:
- Appliance: https://github.com/vmware/vic-product/archive/v1.5.6.zip
- Engine: https://github.com/vmware/vic/archive/v1.5.6.zip
- Registry: https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/archive/v1.7.7.zip
- Management Console: https://github.com/vmware/admiral/archive/vic_v1.5.6.zip
- UI Plug-In: https://github.com/vmware/vic-ui/archive/v1.5.6.zip
Installation and Upgrade
- For instructions about how to deploy the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance, see Deploy the vSphere Integrated Containers Appliance.
- For instructions about how to upgrade an existing vSphere Integrated Containers appliance, see Upgrade the vSphere Integrated Containers Appliance.
Using vSphere Integrated Containers
For more details on using vSphere Integrated Containers see the end user documentation at https://vmware.github.io/vic-product/#documentation.
- Overview of vSphere Integrated Containers
- vSphere Integrated Containers for vSphere Administrators
- vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal Administration
- Using vSphere Integrated Containers as a DevOps Administrator, Developer, or Viewer
- Developing Applications with vSphere Integrated Containers
Changes
New Features
vSphere Integrated Containers 1.5.6 includes the following new features:
- Support for vCenter Server version 7.0u1.
- TLS 1.1 is disabled. TLS 1.2 has already been supported for several releases. Read more.
Enhancements
vSphere Integrated Containers 1.5.6 includes the bug fixes listed in Resolved Issues below.
Resolved Issues
The following issues that were documented as known issues in previous releases or reported by customers have been fixed in v1.5.6:
- VMware CA is missing in VIC appliance OVA. 2304
Full list of changes from 1.5.5.
See also the resolved issues for each of the vSphere Integrated Containers components:
- vSphere Integrated Containers Engine
- vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal
- vSphere Integrated Containers Registry
- vSphere Integrated Containers Plug-In for vSphere Client
Known Issues
vSphere Integrated Containers appliance 1.5.6 has the same known issues as v1.5.5.
Appliance services are not available if accessed through NAT or a reverse proxy. #1172 Workaround: Add the FDQN by which the appliance identifies itself to the vSphere Client shows warnings when you attempt legitimate operations on the appliance VM. #1184 Workaround: Ignore the warnings and click Yes to proceed with the operation.
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The Getting Started page of the appliance includes links to the services running on the appliance. These links are constructed assuming that users connect to the appliance by using its IP or FQDN, and that it is not hidden behind NAT or a reverse proxy.
/etc/hosts file of the client machine, pointing to the translated IP address that the client sees.
If you attempt to perform operations on the appliance VM, for example migrate it, move it to a new folder, or restart it, you see a warning that the the VM is managed by Solution vSphere Integrated Containers-H5Client.
See also the known issues for each of the vSphere Integrated Containers components:
- vSphere Integrated Containers Engine
- vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal
- vSphere Integrated Containers Registry
- vSphere Integrated Containers Plug-In for vSphere Client
Open Source Components
The copyright statements and licenses applicable to the open source software components distributed in vSphere Integrated Containers are available in the LICENSE file.