HCX - Support for VMware Cloud Director (vCD) 10.3

Products

• VMware Cloud Director
• VMware HCX

Issue/Introduction

Identify version requirements for HCX deployment on VMware Cloud Director that have been upgraded to version 10.3.

Environment

VMware Cloud Director 10.x

Resolution

HCX brownfield deployments must be upgraded to the required version 4.4.3 to support VMware Cloud Director 10.3.
All existing vCD customers will get upgrade notification under HCX Standalone OR vCenter Plugin UI for HCX 4.4.3 maintenance release.
New deployments of HCX require 4.4.3 to provide interoperability with VMware Cloud Director 10.3. Refer to VMware Product Interoperability Matrix

IMPORTANT: For new deployments of HCX in vCD 10.3 private clouds, the requirement is to use OVA based deployment.
Note: User need to have active account for my vmware portal in order to download the build.
To obtain the HCX Connector OVA please refer System Updates section in HCX Cloud Manager service UI. Refer to user guide.
Refer to HCX 4.4.3 Release Notes for more information.

IMPORTANT: HCX 4.5.0 version is not supported for VMware Cloud Director deployments. Customer would require to redeploy HCX to 4.4.3 using above steps if already running/upgraded to 4.5.0 release.