Deprecated and discontinued features in TCA 3.4 / TCP 5.1

Products

• VMware Telco Cloud Automation
• VMware Telco Cloud Platform

Issue/Introduction

TCA Features that have either been deprecated or discontinued

Environment

TCA: 3.4

TCP: 5.1

Resolution

Deprecated (final supported version):

• Legacy Workflow Schemas:
  Retiring older v1 and v2 schemas used for Network Function and Network Service workflows in favor of modern, updated schema versions.
• Legacy Resource Management (cgroupv1):
  Deprecating the older cgroupv1 Linux resource control mechanism as the platform transitions to modern standards.

Discontinued (no longer supported):

• Older Kubernetes Versions (v1.24.10, 1.25, and 1.26) including PhotonOS 3 BYOI templates:
  Phasing out support to align with modern, secure releases. Existing deployments remain supported until their respective end-of-general-support dates.
• ChartMuseum Helm Management: 
  Transitioning away from legacy ChartMuseum-based Helm charts in favor of the modern Open Container Initiative (OCI) registries.
• Enter Airgap repository detail directly in CaaS:
  Retiring the manual entry of repository details directly within the Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) interface.
• Direct CaaS Harbor Integration:
  Centralizing registry administration by phasing out the ability to add new Harbor instances directly through the CaaS UI.
• VMware NSX-v Manager (all versions)
• Direct Internet Deployments (Non-Airgap): 
  Phasing out support for environments that pull deployment artifacts directly from the public internet, shifting focus toward airgap-only deployment architectures.
• Using VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO) as a VIM in TCA
• Stretched Workload Clusters:
  Deprecating support for standard workload clusters that span across multiple vCenter Server instances.
• Public Cloud Deployments & VIM Registration: 
  Removing support for Telco Cloud Automation deployments on public cloud services (Azure AKS, Amazon EKS), including use as VIMs for Network Function Lifecycle Management.
• Management Cluster Debugging Tool (KBSCTL): 
  Retiring the legacy KBSCTL command-line utility previously used for troubleshooting management clusters.
• Third-Party Container Registries: 
  Deprecating direct partner system integration for external registries such as Azure Container Registry (ACR) and Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR).
• Network Slicing: 
  Phasing out native network slicing orchestration capabilities.
• Performance Management (PM) Reporting:
  Retiring the built-in generation of Network Function Performance Management reports.
• VM-CN Migration
• DU tag for nodepool generic diagnosis
• RAN BOM validation against NodePool 
• TCA-CP 443 UI

Additional Information

See VMware Telco Cloud Automation 3.4: Discontinued and Discontinued Features

See VMware Telco Cloud Platform 5.1: Discontinued and Discontinued Features