Proactive Planned Activity Case for HCX
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Proactive Planned Activity Case for HCX

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Article ID: 371044

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Products

VMware HCX

Issue/Introduction

Note: The proactive process for HCX planned activity cases is limited to Advanced Support customers with a Support Account Manager (SAM) and/or Dedicated Technical Support Engineer (DTSE). All other customers are advised to follow the prerequisites below and to open a support case for any technical issue that cannot be resolved.

Prerequisites to be followed before opening Proactive Planned Activity Cases:

  • A planned activity relating to HCX may be a task to unextend networks, gateway migration, enable/disable MON, etc.
  • Cases must be opened 10 business days in advance of the maintenance window.
  • Cases should be opened as Severity 4.
  • Details of the planned activity.
  • If any product versions are changing, ensure product version interop on the Interoperability Matrix.

Note: If the proactive case is specifically related to the HCX migration maintenance window, please check the KB: Proactive Migration Case for HCX.
For information on HCX upgrades, access Proactive Upgrade Case for HCX.

Broadcom Support will: 

  • Provide high level guidance on the activity e.g. links to supporting documentation, KBs etc.
  • Broadcom Support may request logs bundles for review for the presence of Known Issues.
  • Once the review completes, the proactive case will be closed.
  • Two days prior to the activity, the SAM or DTSE will open a maintenance case for you, this case will track the activity and can be uplifted to Severity 1 in the event of a problem.
    • If your planned upgrade is not performed during the timeframe specified in this case, and a new maintenance window is not planned for within the next five business days, this case will be closed and a new one will need to be opened two days prior to the new planned maintenance window.
  • Broadcom will not be able to provide dedicated support to be on standby during the activity, once notified of an issue the next available engineer will engage in accordance with case severity SLOs.

Environment

VMware HCX

Resolution

Open a Planned Activity Proactive Case via Broadcom Support.
The purpose of a proactive case is to prepare in advance of the planned activity window. This is not an exhaustive health check of the environment, if this is required please engage VMware by Broadcom Professional Services.

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